Renewable Energy Foundation

A new report from Pöyry¹, available to the public in summary form as The Challenges of Intermittency in North West European Power Markets, crystallizes the current state of discussion of the degree to which a geographically distributed wind fleet connected by a European Supergrid could resolve the impact of wind intermittency on the electricity system and its markets.
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REF Note on Poyry Report

In today’s Times (02.02.11) it is reported that Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has published data confirming that its wind turbine fleet has reported a 20% reduction in energy generation in the last year. SSE is said to have released this data in response to requests from concerned shareholders.¹
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Wind Performance 2010

REF has responded to the DECC consultation on the Revised Draft National Policy Statement with particular emphasis on EN-3 the Renewable Energy Infrastructure and related documents.

 
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REF on EN3 2011

Clarke Shadow Flicker

The European Regulator's Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) is consulting on a European wide requirement for data transparency in the electricity sector.
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ref.to.ergeg.26.10.10.pdf

REF response to Govt. Consultation on EIA Regulations 2010

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ref.on.tcp.eia.2010.pdf

REF response to the consultation by the Department for Energy and Climate Change on the Renewables Obligation Order 2011.
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REF ROO2011 Consultation.pdf

REF Publishes New Collection of Papers on Wind Power Variabiity in Germany, Denmark, and Ireland

At a launch event in central London on the 29th of July 2010 the Renewable Energy Foundation launched its Research Monographs on Energy with a new collection of papers by the leading Danish engineer, Paul-Frederik Bach.¹

The Variability of Wind Power: Collected Papers 2009-2011 (x + 53pp) brings together five papers all concerned with the topic of wind power variability, and all grounded in rigorous examination of large bodies of empirical data.
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Variability of Wind Power PFBach

REF has responded to the DCLG consultation on the proposed successor policy for PPS22, Renewable Energy.

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REF response to DCLG June 2010

REF Scotland's Biomass report was published today, and can be downloaded from the link below.

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Biomass in Scotland.pdf

REF has responded on the DECC consultation on the National Policy Statements and, in particular, to the draft NPS EN-3 statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure. In our opinion, there are a number of errors, inconsistencies and incomplete guidance which causes us to conclude that EN-3 is not fit for the purpose it is intended, and should not be formally approved.

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ref.EN-3.response.22.02.10.pdf