Evaluation of the Technical Potential of Wind Heating in Facilitating Wind Power Integration in China

摘要

Utilization of the otherwise curtailed wind to produce heat is considered an effective solution to combating wind curtailment. This paper studies the technical potential of wind heating in facilitating wind power integration in China. Technical schemes of wind-heating are proposed and their potential of facilitating wind power integration is studied both theoretically with probability methods, and quantitatively with case examples. The prospects of promoting wind-heating in China are also discussed. Results show that wind heating does help to facilitate wind power integration, but with limited roles. Other measures are still needed to thoroughly solve the wind integration issue. Analysis of wind-heating in wind rich areas such as Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang shows that it help enhance wind integration by 35%-45%.