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April 4, 2024
A New Chapter of Growth for RAP
- Regulatory Assistance Project
The Regulatory Assistance Project is beginning a new chapter of growth and thought leadership as we continue bringing clarity to the complexity of the clean energy transition. After thoughtful discussions between Richard Sedano and the RAP board of directors, Sedano… View Summary +
November 28, 2021
解锁一体化区域电力市场的收益
- Kevin Porter ,
- Max Dupuy
中国的风能和太阳能装机容量仍居世界领先地位,总装机容量超过500吉瓦。此外,中国承诺在2030年前达到碳排放峰值,并在2060年前实现碳中和,为此,中国制定了到2030年,风能和太阳能发电总装机容量达到1200吉瓦,即从2020年起每年新增约80吉瓦可再生能源发电的目标。由此,电网公司也面临着更多风能和太阳能并网所带来的挑战。尽管每个国家的政策、机制和技术情况不尽相同,随着可再生能源的渗透率提高,世界各地的电网运行商和政策制定者将面临类似的挑战。中国已经在消纳风能和太阳能发电方面取得了令人印象深刻的进展,但正如一些研究中提到的,要确保所有这些机制良好地协同工作,还有很多工作要做。 世界各地应对这些挑战的一个基本方法,对中国来说也同样至关重要,那就是建立更多的区域市场,脱离以省为单位的调度方式并向区域经济调度过渡。区域经济调度是指以最小化短期运行成本(理想情况下包括排放的社会成本)为目的运行区域电力系统。在一些地区,如中国西北地区,基于省级的电力调度意味着各省级调度中心在更大地理范围平衡可再生能源和水力发电的作用会受限。… View Summary +
November 12, 2019
减少弃风:提高电力系统调度比改造燃煤电厂更高效
- Lu Hong ,
- Kevin Porter ,
- Max Dupuy
中国的风能和太阳能装机容量世界第一,且有望成为“世界可再生能源的超级大国”。然而,中国也遇到了弃风限电问题。虽然近年来可再生能源弃电量有显著下降,但在很多省份仍然存在问题,且将随着风能和太阳能发电装机量的增长而持续成为挑战。幸运的是,政府部门正在制定诸多应对的战略措施。成功的关键要看这些战略是否协调一致。 近来,刊登在“气候政策”上的… View Summary +
November 12, 2019
Improving Power System Dispatch Reduces Wind Curtailment More Effectively than Retrofitting Coal Plants
- Lu Hong ,
- Kevin Porter ,
- Max Dupuy
China has the most installed wind and solar capacity in the world and has potential to become “the world’s renewable energy superpower.” However, China’s power sector has also struggled with extensive curtailment of wind and solar generation. Although renewables… View Summary +
March 20, 2018
Leveling the Playing Field for Storage Resources in China’s Electricity Markets: A View from the U.S.
- Max Dupuy ,
- Kevin Porter
In February, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) finalized a historic rule on participation of storage resources in the “ISO/RTO” wholesale electricity markets. ISO/RTO markets cover about two-thirds of the United States and are roughly analogous to the… View Summary +
March 16, 2018
美国经验:储能资源如何直接参与现货市场竞争?
- Max Dupuy ,
- Kevin Porter
今年2月,美国联邦能源监管委员会(FERC)为确保储能资源能够参与到“ISO/RTO”的批发电力市场竞争中,颁布了具有历史性意义的一部法规。ISO/RTO市场与中国几个省内正在进行试点工作的现货市场具有很大相似性。ISO/RTO是负责监管市场的独立机构,起到了系统运营商(在中国,被称为“调度中心”)的角色,并且管理着输电系统,确保它面向市场的所有买卖双方公平开放。电力公司通常是输电资产的拥有者,他们将输电资产的运营交由ISO/RTO负责。 这项法规将会有助于拓宽公平参与ISO/RTO市场竞争的范围,以便储能—不久后还会有其他分布式资源—将可以直接与传统的资源(比如燃煤和燃气发电厂)直接竞争。法规要求每一个ISO/RTO在接下来的9个月内(年底前)完成和FERC的合规上报,合规将概括出为了促进储能资源参与市场,关于市场规则和电价应作出的变动,包括配电网甚至是终端用户中的小型储能(“电表后面”)。今年后半年,FERC在考虑如何处理负荷集成整合和其他棘手问题后,将会更进一步的考虑分布式能源资源。… View Summary +
April 30, 2015
Chinese Government Releases Major Policy Guidance on Renewable Integration and Related Issues
- Max Dupuy ,
- Kevin Porter ,
- Wang Xuan
In late March, the National Development and Reform Council (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) jointly issued Guidance on Improving Power Sector Operation to Enable More Generation and Full Generation of Clean Energy. This document followed… View Summary +