Characterization of the Solar Power Resource in Europe and Assessing Benefits of Co-Location with Wind Power Installations

The extent, availability and reliability of solar power generation are assessed over Europe, and—following a previously developed methodology—special attention is given to the intermittency of solar power. Combined with estimates of wind power resource over Europe from a companion assessment, we ass...

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Main Authors: Bozonnat, C., Schlosser, C.A.
Format: Technical Report
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91464