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Using Wind Energy to save Fuel and Reduce CO2 Emissions

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  • Fred Udo
  • Cornelis le Pair
  • Kees de Groot
  • Ad H.M. Verkooijen
  • Kees van den Berg

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The official Dutch green energy policy aims at increasing the total wind turbine capacity in the Netherlands to 10.5 Gigawatts. This paper analyses the possible fossil fuel savings due to the resulting contribution of 25% wind to the national power grid. The planned wind contribution amounts to 3.25% of the country's total energy consumption, as 13% of the total energy need in the Netherlands is used in the form of electricity. The effects of curtailment, grid accommodation losses and self-energy are discussed. It is shown from performance data that these three factors reduce the fuel saving due to wind energy to less than 31% of the nominal saving, The three factors effectively reduce the total fuel saving due to wind from 3.25 to one percent.

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  • Fred Udo & Cornelis le Pair & Kees de Groot & Ad H.M. Verkooijen & Kees van den Berg, 2015. "Using Wind Energy to save Fuel and Reduce CO2 Emissions," Energy & Environment, , vol. 26(8), pages 1293-1304, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:engenv:v:26:y:2015:i:8:p:1293-1304
    DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.26.8.1293
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