Renewable Energy Power Generation and Integrated Energy Networks

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, with the increasingly severe problem of global climate change and fossil energy shortage, decarbonization strategies have been widely established by many countries. Renewable energy does not produce pollutants and contributes to sustainable society and economic growth with much lower carbon emissions. To achieve this objective, renewable energy sources (RES) such as wind power and photovoltaic (PV) are developed very quickly.

However, the randomness and variability of RES power threaten power grid operation, and generation curtailment significantly restricts the expansion of RES energy. Complementary management of RES power with other power sources provides an effective way to address this challenge. To this end, the coordination of flexible resources and renewable energy is preferred as an optional power source for replacing fossil fuels to alleviate the weather crisis and achieve cleaner and more sustainable energy systems.

This Special Issue aims at shedding light on potential technological and regulatory solutions to the trustworthy, economic, and complementary operation of renewable energy.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Prediction, modeling, and valuation of renewable energy generation.
• Research mode and economy of complementary systems.
• Integrated modeling and simulation technology of renewable energy systems.
• Efficient and secure grid integration of massive renewable energy resources.
• Optimal design and sizing for off-grid hybrid energy systems.
• Novel renewable energy-dominated hybrid systems.
• Variable transmission technologies.
• Analysis of the application prospects of energy storage technology under carbon peak and carbon neutrality.

Dr. Yang Li
Dr. Linjun Shi
Guest Editors

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