@inproceedings{9a56b7419c794bfa82e5fecd22b63a78,
title = "Optimal scheduling for dispatchable renewable energy generation",
abstract = "Intermittency of renewable generation entails a large amount of flexibility and spinning reserve to enable secure and stable operation of the power system. The additional imposed cost due to accommodating renewables jeopardizes the economic value of renewable energy projects. Dispatchable renewable generation can help reducing the need for flexibility and spinning reserve. The optimal scheduling unit of an energy management system (EMS) for a dispatchable hybrid renewable power plant is described. It uses forecasting and optimization techniques to optimize the power output from a wind farm, a solar PV system and a battery energy storage system (BESS) such that dispatchable renewable generation is realized. Hence, the hybrid renewable power plant can participate in the interval-ahead electricity market in a similar fashion to conventional units and get dispatched. In addition to reducing the requirement for flexibility and reserve, a dispatchable hybrid renewable power plant can participate in the reserve market using part of the stored energy and any uncommitted power. This is a major leap towards an even higher penetration of renewables in power systems since it directly targets one of the main disadvantages of renewables. A case study is carried out to demonstrate the potential for integrating Sultanate of Oman's Harweel wind farm with a solar PV system and a BESS to provide dispatchable hybrid renewable generation, with the aid of the introduced optimal scheduling unit of the EMS.",
keywords = "Battery energy storage system, Dispatchable renewables, Energy management, Renewables integration, Solar, Variable, Wind",
author = "Mostafa Bakhtvar and Amer Al-Hinai and Moursi, {Mohamed S.El} and Mohammed Albadi and Abdullah Al-Badi and Maashri, {Ahmed Al} and Abri, {Rashid Al} and Nasser Hosseinzadeh and Yassine Charaabi and Sultan Al-Yahyai",
note = "Funding Information: This publication has emanted from research conducted with financial support from His Majesty Trust Fund, Grant Number SR/ENG/ECED/17/01. Funding Information: ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors would like to acknowledge His Majesty Trust Fund and Sultan Qaboos University for funding this work and thank RAECO and PACA for providing the historic wind, solar and wind turbine data for Harweel wind farm site. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 IEEE.; 6th IEEE International Energy Conference, ENERGYCon 2020 ; Conference date: 28-09-2020 Through 01-10-2020",
year = "2020",
month = sep,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1109/ENERGYCon48941.2020.9236559",
language = "British English",
series = "6th IEEE International Energy Conference, ENERGYCon 2020",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "238--243",
booktitle = "6th IEEE International Energy Conference, ENERGYCon 2020",
address = "United States",
}