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How do we evaluate the complementarity of solar and wind energy systems?

The review of the techniques that have been used to evaluate the complementarity of solar and wind energy systems shows that traditional statistical methods are mostly applied to assess complementarity of the resources, such as correlation coefficient, variance, standard deviation, percentile ranking, and mean absolute error.

Can a solar-wind system meet future energy demands?

Accelerating energy transition towards renewables is central to net-zero emissions. However, building a global power system dominated by solar and wind energy presents immense challenges. Here, we demonstrate the potential of a globally interconnected solar-wind system to meet future electricity demands.

What is a wind-solar-hydro-thermal-storage multi-source complementary power system?

Figure 1 shows the structure of a wind-solar-hydro-thermal-storage multi-source complementary power system, which is composed of conventional units (thermal power units, hydropower units, etc.), new energy units (photovoltaic power plants, wind farms, etc.), energy storage systems, and loads.

Are wind and solar systems complementary?

That said, the complementary use of wind and solar resources combined, also known as hybrid systems, is attractive. Hybrid systems are complementary even when availability values are not entirely complementary, called imperfect complementarity .