Chatopadhyay, DebabrataNikolakakis, Thomas2015-01-282015-01-282015-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21359Wind and solar energy is a fast-growing share of the global energy mix. But integrating them into power-system operations requires significant adaptations to compensate for their variability. Solutions include increasing the amount of flexible generation within the system, combining, and dispersing variable resources to smooth aggregate output, expanding the transmission network, using smart technology to control supply and demand, and storing electricity.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO MODERN ENERGYAGGREGATE DEMANDAVAILABILITYBALANCEBATTERIESBLACK CARBONBOTTOM LINEBRIQUETTESBURNING COALCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOCO2CO2 EMISSIONSCOALCOMBUSTIONCOMPRESSED AIRCONGESTIONDEMAND CURVEDISTRIBUTION OF ENERGYELECTRIC POWERELECTRICAL POWERELECTRICITYELECTRICITY GENERATIONELECTRIFICATIONEMISSIONEMISSION FACTORENERGY ACCESSENERGY CONSUMERSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DATAENERGY DEMANDENERGY DEPARTMENTENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY INDUSTRIESENERGY INTENSITYENERGY MANAGEMENTENERGY MARKETSENERGY MIXENERGY OPERATIONSENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONENERGY SECTORENERGY SERVICESENERGY SUPPLYENERGY TECHNOLOGIESFORESTFOREST RESIDUESFOSSILFOSSIL FUELSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFUELFUEL EFFICIENCYGAS TURBINESGAS UNITSGASEOUS FUELSGENERATIONGENERATION UNITSGENERATORGLOBAL ENERGY MIXGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGRIDGRID CODEGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEATHEAT GENERATIONHEATINGHEATING FUELSHOUSEHOLD ENERGYHYDROPOWERHYDROPOWER GENERATIONINCOMEINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCYLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASMETHANEMODERN WORLDOILPEPEAK DEMANDPELLETSPETROLEUMPETROLEUM GASPHPIPELINEPOWERPOWER SOURCESPOWER SYSTEMPOWER SYSTEMSPPPRIMARY ENERGYRENEWABLE ELECTRICITYRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCESSECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLYSOLAR ENERGYSOLAR POWERSOLAR RESOURCESSOLID FUELSSOURCE OF ENERGYSTEAM TURBINESSUPPLY FLEXIBILITYSUSTAINABLE ENERGYTRADITIONAL BIOMASSTRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURETRANSMISSION LINETRANSMISSION LINESTRANSMISSION SYSTEMTURBINETURBINE BLADESUTILITIESVOLTAGEWASTEWINDWIND ENERGYWIND EQUIPMENTWIND GENERATIONWIND PLANTSWIND POWERWIND RESOURCESWIND TURBINESWINDSWORLD ENERGYBrief10.1596/21359