Results of IEA Wind Task 24 on the Integration of Wind and Hydropower Systems Volume 1: Issues, Impacts, and Economics of Wind and Hydropower Integration

NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States government or any agency thereof. This meeting convened a group of industry, academic, and government officials with expertise in wind power, hydropower, and utility and transmission system planning and operation. Their purpose was to discuss the potential for coordinated operation of wind and hydropower in serving load, the benefits and detriments in doing so, and to identify the related opportunities and issues. As a result of this meeting and interactions with the IEA Hydropower IA, a recommendation was made to IEA Wind to establish a formal research task to address the myriad of questions and unresolved issues pertaining to the topic. Subsequent to this meeting, in 2004 IEA Wind established a research and development task to investigate the potential for integrating wind and hydropower resources on the electrical grid. The research task, also known as an " Annex, " was the twenty-fourth such task established by IEA Wind, and was entitled: " Task 24: Integration of Wind and Hydropower Systems. " Seven member countries of IEA Wind joined the task: The primary purposes of Task 24 were to conduct cooperative research concerning the generation, transmission, and economics of integrating wind and hydropower systems, and to provide a forum for information exchange. The former of these two purposes was addressed through case study projects performed at participating institutions within each member country. The latter purpose related to information exchange was accomplished via a series of collaborative R&D meetings, seven of which were held: a kickoff meeting The Task 24 Final Report summarizes and presents the results of the work conducted by the task participants, the important issues and analysis methods identified, and the related …