WindBalance

Balancing wind energy in the grid: an overall, techno-economic and coordinated approach

Publications

Articles in internationally reviewed scientific journals

  1. Luickx, P., Delarue, E., D'haeseleer, W., 2010. Impact of large amounts of wind power on the operation of an electricity generation system: Belgian case study. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14(7), 2019-2028.
  2. Rombauts, Y., Delarue, E., D'haeseleer, W., 2010. Optimal portfolio-theory-based allocation of wind power: Taking into account cross-border transmission-capacity constraints. Submitted in Renewable Energy Journal, July 2010
  3. Luickx, P., Delarue, E., D'haeseleer, W., 2009. Effect of the Generation Mix on Wind Power Introduction. IET Renewable Power Generation 3, 267-278
  4. Delarue, E., Luickx, P., D'haeseleer, W., 2009. The Actual Effect Of Wind Power On Overall Electricity Generation Costs And CO2 Emissions. Energy Conversion and Management 50, 1450-1456
  5. Luickx, P.J., Helsen, L.M., D'Haeseleer, W.D., Influence of massive heat-pump introduction on the electricity-generation mix and the GHG effect: Comparison between Belgium, France, Germany and The Netherlands. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 12(8), 2140-2158
  6. Luickx, P.J., Peeters, L.F., Helsen, L.M., D'haeseleer, W.D., 2008. Influence of massive heat-pump introduction on the electricity-generation mix and the GHG effect - Belgian case study. International Journal of Energy Research 32(1), 57-67
  7. Luickx, P.J., Delarue, E.D., D'Haeseleer, W.D., 2008. Considerations on the backup of wind power: Operational backup. Applied Energy 85, 787-799
  8. De Vos, K, Driesen J., Belmans R., 2011. Assessment of imbalance settlement exemptions for offshore wind power generation in Belgium. Energy Policy (2011), in press, corrected proof


Papers at international conferences and symposia, published in full in proceedings

  1. Keyaerts, N., Rombauts, Y., Delarue, E., D’haeseleer, W. (2010). Impact of wind power on natural gas markets: inter market flexibility. European Energy Markets, Madrid, 23-25 June 2010
  2. Luickx, P., Vandamme, W., Souto Pérez, P., Driesen, J., D’haeseleer, W. 2009. Applying Markov chains for the determination of the capacity credit of wind power. 6th International Conference on the European Energy Market, Leuven, Belgium May 27 - 29, 2009.
  3. Luickx, P.J., Delarue, E.D., D'Haeseleer, W.D., 2008. The Examination of Different Energy Storage Methods for Wind Power Integration, GlobalWind 2008, Beijing, China October 29-31, 2008.
  4. Luickx, P.J., Delarue, E.D., D'haeseleer, W.D., 2008. The Effect of the Generation Mix on Wind Power Introduction, European Wind Energy Conference 2008, Brussels, Belgium
  5. Luickx P, D'haeseleer W., 2007. Backup of electricity from wind power: operational backup methods analysed. WWEC 2007 World Wind Energy Conference 2007, Buenos Aires, 2-4 October 2007
  6. Delarue, E., Luickx, P., D'haeseleer, W., 2007. The effect of implementing wind power on overall electricity generation costs, CO2 emissions and reliability, Wind Power Shanghai 2007 conference, Shanghai, China
  7. Souto Perez, P., Driesen, J., Belmans, R. (2008) "Requirements for the Participation in Power Markets in Belgium", Seventh International Workshop on Large-scale Integration of Wind Power and Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Farms, 26 - 27 May, Madrid, Spain
  8. De Decker, J. and Woyte, A. (2008). Synthetic Time Series Generation for Calculating the Value of Wind Power: Models and Value, Seventh International Workshop on Large-scale Integration of Wind Power and Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Farms, 26 - 27 May, Madrid, Spain
  9. De Decker, J. and Woyte, A. (2008). Generation of Synthetic Time Series of Wind Power and Prediction Error for Economic Calculations, I-SUP 2008, 22 - 25 April, Bruges, Belgium
  10. De Vos, K. and Driesen, J. (2008). Balancing Management Mechanisms for Intermittent Power Sources, European Energy Markets 2009, 24-29 May, Leuven, Belgium, IEEE
  11. De Vos, K., Driesen J. and Belmans, R. (2010). Imbalance Settlement Exemptions for Offshore Wind Power Generators, Young Researchers Symposium 2010, 29-30 May, Leuven, Belgium
  12. De Vos, K., Driesen, J. and Belmans, R. (2010). Financial Implications of Imbalance Settlement Exemptions for Offshore Wind Power Generators, European Energy Markets 2010, 23-25 May, Madrid, Spain
  13. De Rijcke, S., Driesen, J. and Belmans R. (2010). Demand Response for Balancing Wind Power, Young Researchers Symposium 2010, 29-30 May, Leuven, Belgium


Deliverables

    Phase 1

  1. Requirements for the participation in power markets in Belgium
  2. Availability of historical market data of European power exchanges
  3. Balancing wind energy in the grid: an overall, techno-economic and coordinated approach: No network, 1 ARP
  4. Final report phase 1


    5. Phase 2

  5. Large hydro storage and dynamically controlled gas-fired power plants
  6. Energy storage technologies for wind power integration
  7. Balancing Wind Power with Demand-side Response
  8. Balancing Management Mechanisms for Intermittent Power Sources – A Case Study for Wind Power in Belgium
  9. Evaluation of Imbalance Settlement Exemptions for Offshore Wind Power Generators
  10. Evaluating the 30% error margin in offshore wind power forecasts
  11. Scientific report 2009
  12. Final project report


Final workshop

  1. Introduction: Project Overview
  2. Keynote Frans Van Hulle: EWEA 2011 and Integration Issues
  3. Market Simulation Tool for Wind Power
  4. Market Integration of Wind Power
  5. System Simulations of large shares of wind power in Belgium