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Does solar and wind energy complementarity reduce energy storage requirements?

This study provided the first spatially comprehensive analysis of solar and Wind energy Complementarity on a global scale. In addition, it showed which regions of the world have a greater degree of Complementarity between Wind and solar energy to reduce energy storage requirements.

Can wind-solar complementarity improve energy supply and demand?

Wind-solar complementarity strongly depends on temporal scale. The anticipated greater penetration of the variable renewable energies wind and solar in the future energy mix could be facilitated by exploiting their complementarity, thereby improving the balance between energy supply and demand.

When do energy sources exhibit complementarity?

The energy sources exhibit complementarity when one energy source (e.g., solar) fulfills the energy demand during periods of low output from the other source (wind) or even the absence of generation from one of the sources .

Do energy storage systems improve the exploitation of wind-solar complementarity?

However, improvements in the exploitation of wind-solar complementarity must be accompanied by a massive improvement in the provision and use of energy storage systems. It is understood that different kinds of storage devices mitigate periods of low wind-solar availability .