Carbon emissions from a power system with high-penetration of spatially distributed renewables (Fully Funded)

Power networks connected with high levels of intermittent renewables bring challenges to the system operator in balancing supply and demand. Hence it is essential to develop systems that are capable of enhancing operational resilience of the power network. The project will analyse the operation of national power system with a high penetration of renewable generating capacity such as wind, solar, tidal and wave energy to establish the CO2 emissions associated with the power system. Intermittent supply will be simulated from generating portfolios that are diverse in both generating technology and spatial distribution across the UK. Power supply from each renewable technology will draw on available resource data, such as with an atmospheric flow model, providing finer spatial and temporal scale. Power system resilience and carbon emissions displacement will be assessed by analysing appropriate power dispatch through a network model. The findings will be of direct relevance to network operators and policy makers.