Reply #30: The Nov/Dec 2007 issue of IEEE Power &Energy magazine is the Wind Integration Issue

[Kolesar]

I read the conclusions of the articles. It was better writing than the RW crap that is being spewed by some country club editorialist in Canada. And nobody referred to a "disaster for consumers". I have the paper edition.

http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pes/public/2007/nov/index.html


To Capture the Wind
The Status and Future of Wind Energy Technology

Queuing Up
Interconnecting Wind Generation into the Power System

Accomodating Wind's Natural Behavior
Advances in Insights and Methods for Wind Plant Integration

What ComesFirst?
Transmission Planning and Competitive Electricity Market Operation for Delivery of Wind Energy

Predicting the Wind
Models and Methods of Wind Forecasting for Utility Operations Planning

European Balancing Act
Impact of High Wind Penetration on Balancing and Frequency Control in Europe

FROM THE EDITOR

The Power Of Wind
Generation and applications

by Mel Olken

Two short years ago, in The November/December 2005 issue, our theme centered on the integration of wind-generated energy into the electric power system. That issue, and the subject covered, proved to be of great interest to our readers and was coupled with the generation of a fair degree of controversy and questions. In the ensuing two years, the interest and the questions have not abated, but the technology has certainly matured as the application of wind generated energy has grown. In recognition of these facts, PES has since then established a Wind Power Coordinating Committee chaired by Dick Piwko to insure that the Society remains on the cutting edge of technology in this area.
Charlie Smith and Brian Parsons, who were the guest editors of the first issue, have once again volunteered to oversee this issue. And, as before, they have assembled a formidable array of articles to guide us through the intricacies and issues associated with the application of wind power. Their guest editor column reviews the state of renewal energy penetrations in the United States where goals are defined by national and state governments producing a mixed picture across the country. They also look at Europe where national policies supporting renewable energy development were adopted some time ago, which encouraged significant investment in wind plants. Indeed, by the end of 2006, of the 75,000 MW of wind capacity installed worldwide Europe had approximately 50,000 MW. They review the recent history of the technology, pointing out that wind plants are now as large or larger than many conventional power plants and require the same sort of terminal behavior as that of a conventional plant in terms of the ability to ride through a voltage excursion while remaining connected to the system, and provide reactive power support to the system immediately after a fault. In more blunt terms, the case is made that the wind plant (note that the term "farm" is not used) must be treated as an integral part of the electric system. They further decry the use of the term "intermittent" by reviewing the operation of the wind plant and redefining that operation as one of "variable output."

In This Issue
The six feature articles with their lead authors, which comprise our issue, are listed below in order of appearance. They are reviewed in detail in the Guest Editorial column:
"To Capture the Wind" by Bob Thresher
"Queuing Up" by Bob Zavadil
"Accommodating Wind's Natural Behavior" by Ed DeMeo
"What Comes First?" by Dick Piwko
"Predicting the Wind" by Bernie Ernst
"European Balancing Act" by Thomas Ackermann