Review of mapping analysis and complementarity between solar and wind
Analyzing the complementarity of wind and solar energies requires the collection of multidisciplinary information, in which the primary criterion for deliberating the
Analyzing the complementarity of wind and solar energies requires the collection of multidisciplinary information, in which the primary criterion for deliberating the implementation of hybrid systems is related to mapping the weather conditions of a given location.
This study provided the first spatially comprehensive analysis of solar and Wind energy Complementarity on a global scale. In addition, it showed which regions of the world have a greater degree of Complementarity between Wind and solar energy to reduce energy storage requirements.
That said, the complementary use of wind and solar resources combined, also known as hybrid systems, is attractive. Hybrid systems are complementary even when availability values are not entirely complementary, called imperfect complementarity .
The work of estimated the complementarity between solar and wind sources in several regions of Texas, USA based on metrics divided into three different categories: total generation (capacity factor), variability (coefficient of variance and Pearson correlation) and reliability (firm capacity and peak average capacity percentage).
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