@article {46486, title = {Optimal integration of offshore wind power for a steadier, environmentally friendlier, supply of electricity in China}, journal = {Energy Policy}, volume = {62}, year = {2013}, note = {Final Manuscript in DASH}, pages = {131{\textendash}138}, abstract = {

Demand for electricity in China is concentrated to a significant extent in its coastal provinces. Opportunities for production of electricity by on-shore wind facilities are greatest, however, in the north and west of the country. Using high resolution wind data derived from the GEOS-5 assimilation, this study shows that investments in off-shore wind facilities in these spatially separated regions (Bohai-Bay or BHB, Yangtze-River Delta or YRD, Pearl-River Delta or PRD)\ could make an important contribution to overall regional demand for electricity in coastal China. An optimization analysis indicates that hour-to-hour variability of outputs from a combined system can be minimized by investing 24\% of the power capacity in BHB, 30\% in YRD and 47\% in PRD. The analysis suggests that about 28\% of the overall off-shore wind potential could be deployed as base load power replacing coal-fired system with benefits not only in terms of reductions in CO2\ emissions but also in terms of improvements in regional air quality. The interconnection of off-shore wind resources contemplated here could be facilitated by China{\textquoteright}s 12th-five-year plan to strengthen inter-connections between regional electric-power grids.

}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421513004618$\#$}, author = {Lu, Xi and McElroy, Michael B. and Nielsen, Chris P and Chen, Xinyu and Huang, Junling} }