Temperature impacts on utility-scale solar photovoltaic and wind power generation output over Australia under RCP 8.5

• Published in: Journal of renewable and sustainable energy Vol. 12; no. 4
• Main Authors: Huang, Jing, Jones, Ben, Thatcher, Marcus, Landsberg, Judith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Atmospheric circulation; Atmospheric models; Climate change; Climate models; Computer simulation; Electric power demand; Energy conversion; Energy industry; Equipment specifications; High temperature; Irradiance; Peak load; Reliability analysis; Renewable energy; Renewable resources; Weather; Wind power; Wind power generation; Wind speed; Australia

Climate change has the potential to impact the generation of renewable energy significantly subject to location and equipment specifications. As the penetration of renewable energy in the energy systems keeps increasing, this impact needs be systematically assessed so that investment and reliability...