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Advances in Renewable Energy Integration in Power System

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F1: Electrical Power System".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 1335

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School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
Interests: distribution network; power system; renewable energy generation; integrated energy system
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College of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Interests: power system operation and control; power system economic dispatch and optimization; electricity markets; distribition network optimization
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Center for Power Engineering, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Interests: energy storage planning and scheduling; microgrid energy management; intelligent optimization algorithm
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School of Electrical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin City, China
Interests: security and stability analysis and control of renewable energy power systems; intelligent operation control, and service restoration of modern distribution networks; application of artificial intelligence in power systems

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, against the backdrop of the accelerating global energy transition, significant progress has been made in integrating renewable energy into power systems. Intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar power have evolved from supplementary roles to becoming the backbone of the electricity mix in many countries, significantly contributing to the formation of a low-carbon society. The key to driving the large-scale development of renewable energy lies in the synergistic advancement of continuous technological innovation and reforms in power systems. On the one hand, investments in and the construction of renewable energy projects continue to expand, accompanied by a consistent decline in power generation costs. On the other hand, to address the uncertainties of wind and solar power generation, the flexibility and intelligence of power grids have been significantly enhanced. Large-scale energy storage technologies, the forecasting and real-time dispatch of distributed power sources, and demand response mechanisms have effectively supported the grid integration and utilization of renewable energy.

This Special Issue aims to introduce and disseminate the latest advances related to the theories, forecasting, applications, modeling, grid integration, and dispatch of various renewable energy sources.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • The grid integration, accommodation, and optimized operation of renewable energy, including the planning and operation of power systems with a high proportion of renewable energy, technologies for enhancing renewable energy accommodation capacity, the coordinated optimal dispatch of generation–grid–load–storage and others.
  • The efficient conversion and clean utilization of renewable energy, the design and manufacturing of wind turbines, and other renewable energy power generation technologies.
  • Carbon emissions, carbon flow, and other aspects related to the low-carbon–carbon operation of renewable energy in power systems.
  • Renewable energy output forecasting technologies.
  • Energy storage technologies and applications for renewable energy.
  • Policy and market mechanism design for renewable energy integration.
  • Multi-energy complementary systems.
  • Demand response.
  • Assessments of renewable energy accommodation capacity.
  • Assessments of renewable energy power system reliability.

Dr. Chengfu Wang
Dr. Yumin Zhang
Dr. Xizhen Xue
Dr. Hao Yang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • renewable energy
  • power output prediction
  • integration
  • grid connection
  • optimized operation
  • reliability assessment

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Primary Frequency Control of Hybrid LCC–MMC HVDC Systems with Dual-Port Grid-Forming MMC Control for Renewable-Rich Power Systems
by Zhilong Li, Chao Ye, Hong Wei, Ying Xue and Zhixuan Li
Energies 2026, 19(14), 3334; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19143334 - 15 Jul 2026
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Frequency stability is becoming an increasingly critical issue in asynchronously interconnected (ASI) power systems, where DC interconnections inherently decouple frequency dynamics between asynchronous AC grids and conventional synchronous generators are progressively displaced by renewable energy resources with limited frequency-support capability. To address this [...] Read more.
Frequency stability is becoming an increasingly critical issue in asynchronously interconnected (ASI) power systems, where DC interconnections inherently decouple frequency dynamics between asynchronous AC grids and conventional synchronous generators are progressively displaced by renewable energy resources with limited frequency-support capability. To address this issue, this paper proposes a primary frequency control strategy for a hybrid High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) system composed of a line-commutated converter (LCC) rectifier and a modular multilevel converter (MMC) inverter. In the proposed scheme, the MMC adopts a dual-port grid-forming (GFM) control mode, thereby establishing voltage-source characteristics at both its AC and DC ports, while the LCC rectifier regulates the DC current. Through the interaction between the DC-voltage-forming MMC and the DC-current-regulating LCC, bilateral primary frequency support can be achieved for the two asynchronous AC systems without requiring frequency-signal communication between the converters. Furthermore, a frequency-response model is developed to characterize the frequency-coupling dynamics of the ASI system and to quantify the frequency-support capability enabled by the proposed control. Based on this model, the parameterization of the proposed frequency control is further discussed. Finally, real-time digital simulation studies are carried out on an RTDS platform to validate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy and the accuracy of the developed analytical model. Full article
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Coordinated Dispatch Strategy of Flexible Resources in Distribution Networks for Temporary Loads
by Wenjia Sun and Bing Sun
Energies 2026, 19(8), 1976; https://doi.org/10.3390/en19081976 - 19 Apr 2026
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Partial agricultural production loads exhibit significant temporality. The concentrated access of temporary loads can easily trigger operational challenges in distribution networks, such as heavy overload, terminal voltage violations, and increased network losses. To address these issues, this paper proposes a coordinated dispatch strategy [...] Read more.
Partial agricultural production loads exhibit significant temporality. The concentrated access of temporary loads can easily trigger operational challenges in distribution networks, such as heavy overload, terminal voltage violations, and increased network losses. To address these issues, this paper proposes a coordinated dispatch strategy for multiple flexible resources to cope with temporary loads. First, combining the operational characteristics of motor-pumped well loads, a refined model for motor-pumped well loads is constructed to fully exploit their regulation potential as flexible loads. Second, considering the supporting role of mobile energy storage systems (MESS) for heavy overload distribution networks, a spatiotemporal dispatch model for MESS is established. Then, aiming to minimize the total system operating cost, an economic dispatch model coordinating multiple flexible resources, including MESS, distributed generators (DG), and flexible loads, is developed. The original non-convex problem is transformed into a mixed-integer second-order cone programming problem using Second-Order Cone Relaxation (SOCR) method for efficient solution. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed strategy is verified on an improved IEEE 33-bus system. Full article
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