Wind Integration Investigation

In the 2010 NTNDP AEMO projections showed up to 6000 MW of additional renewable generation, most of it wind generation, would be needed to meet the Federal Government’s target of 20% energy from renewable energy sources by 2020.  For the 2011 NTNDP, AEMO has investigated world’s best practice for wind integration to understand:

  • How well placed the National Electricity Market (NEM) is to integrate large amounts of variable generation
  • What changes might need to be made to the market, operating practices or the network to support these amounts of wind generation while maintaining a secure power system.

Where relevant to the Australian context, AEMO will use this information, with additional studies, to analyse what changes, if any, should be made to the market, technical standards, operations and planning to enable the market to operate effectively and securely with large-scale wind generation. 

Available for download here are the three international studies commissioned to investigate and background information about the NEM:

Wind Integration in Electricity Grids : International Practice and Experience WP1
06 Dec 2011 | filename: 0400-0049.pdf
Wind Integration : International Experience - WP2 : Review of Grid Codes
06 Dec 2011 | filename: 0400-0050.pdf
Wind Integration in Electricity Grids Work Package 3: Simulation using Historical Wind Data
20 Jan 2012 | filename: 0400-0056.pdf
Lessons learned from International Wind Integration Studies WP4(A)
06 Dec 2011 | filename: 0400-0051.pdf
NEM Background Information for WP4(A)
06 Dec 2011 | filename: 0400-0052.pdf
Wind Integration in Electricity Grids Work Package 5: Market Simulation Studies
20 Jan 2012 | filename: 0400-0057.pdf

 

Further wind integration studies will be posted on this website as they become available in the coming months.

If you have any comments or questions relating to this work, please email planning@aemo.com.au.

Tim George
Executive General Manager Planning
Australian Energy Market Operator