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Qualitative evaluation of spatial complementarity between renewable energy resources with complementarity roses
Alfonso Risso1, Alexandre Beluco2, Rita de Cássia M Alves1
1Centro de Pesquisas em Sensoriamento Remoto e Meteorologia (CEPSRM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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|May 4, 2019
Summary
Energetic complementarity, assessing how different renewable energy sources can work together, is crucial for energy planning. This study introduces a mapping method to visualize spatial complementarity between multiple resources across regions.
Area of Science:
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Energy Planning and Policy
- Spatial Analysis
Background:
- Energetic complementarity is gaining research attention for optimizing renewable energy systems.
- Spatial complementarity, a key aspect, involves evaluating renewable resources across different locations.
- Assessing complementarity among multiple resources simultaneously requires specialized tools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a novel method for visualizing spatial complementarity between two or more renewable energy resources.
- To develop tools for handling simultaneous complementarity assessments across multiple resources.
- To enable the expression of spatial complementarity through regional maps.
Main Methods:
- Development of a method to construct 'complementarity roses'.
- Application of the method for assessing spatial complementarity between multiple renewable energy resources.
- Utilizing mapping techniques to represent complementarity across a region.
Main Results:
- The proposed method effectively visualizes spatial complementarity between multiple renewable energy resources.
- Complementarity roses provide a clear graphical representation of resource interactions.
- The mapping approach facilitates understanding of regional energy resource potential.
Conclusions:
- The developed method offers a valuable tool for energy planning and operation.
- Visualizing spatial complementarity aids in designing more robust and efficient renewable energy systems.
- This approach enhances the understanding of integrated renewable energy resource utilization.
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