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Evolution and Innovation in Large-Scale Renewables — Finding a Way Forward

Renewable Energy World: Renewable energy stakeholders on Tuesday gathered at Power Generation Week in Orlando to consider the place for large-scale renewables on the grid, their role in markets and how they can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

During a session on evolution and innovation in large-scale renewables, Paul Denholm, principle energy analyst with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) discussed the findings of a study on flexibility options for integration of solar energy in California that were part of a larger study released on Tuesday by NREL. He said that the study identified the changes that can be made in the way the grid is operated to provide an increase in the value of renewable energy by recognizing the inherent capabilities of renewables, understanding our ability to forecast renewables, and understanding the ability of renewables to provide services. These resources are no longer considered “must-take,” he said.

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