Staff View: Transmission Expansion for Renewable Energy Scale-Up : Emerging Lessons and Recommendations

Transmission Expansion for Renewable Energy Scale-Up : Emerging Lessons and Recommendations

Scaling up renewable energy, such as wind and solar, goes hand-in-hand with the expansion of transmission infrastructure. The richest solar and wind renewable energy sites are often located far away from consumption centers or existing transmission...

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Main Authors:	Madrigal, Marcelino, Stoft, Steven
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACTION PLANS APPROACH BACKUP BALANCE BIOMASS BIOMASS POWER BUYER CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY CAPACITY FACTORS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CARBON CARBON CAPTURE CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON EMISSIONS CARBON PRICES CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATES CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO2 COGENERATION COLORS CONGESTION CONVENTIONAL ENERGY COST CONNECTION COST OF ELECTRICITY DEMAND GROWTH DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM E-MAIL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY SUPPLY EMISSIONS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY AUTHORITY ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEPARTMENT ENERGY DISTRIBUTION ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION ENERGY POLICIES ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY PROGRAMS ENERGY PROVIDERS ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY STRATEGY ENERGY SUPPLIES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUIPMENTS FINANCIAL INVESTMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL POWER GAS TURBINE GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATOR GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GEOGRAPHICAL AREA GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GEOTHERMAL CAPACITY GEOTHERMAL POWER GHG GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION GRID ELECTRICITY GRID MODEL HARDWARE HEAT HUMAN RESOURCES HYDROPOWER IMPLEMENTATIONS INFORMATION SYSTEM INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION LICENSE LICENSES NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY NATIONAL GRID NEGATIVE IMPACTS NETWORK CONNECTION NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS OFFSHORE WIND OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT OFFSHORE WIND FARMS OIL OIL PRICES OPEN ACCESS PHOTOVOLTAICS POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES POWER GENERATORS POWER PLANT POWER PROJECT POWER SECTOR POWER SOURCES POWER SYSTEM PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY PUBLIC UTILITY QUALITY OF SERVICE QUERIES RELIABILITY RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANNING RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCERS RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES RENEWABLE GENERATION RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS RENEWABLE POWER RENEWABLE RESOURCE RENEWABLE SOURCE RENEWABLE SOURCES RESULT RESULTS SITES SMALL HYDROPOWER SOLAR POWER SOLAR POWER PLANTS SOLAR THERMAL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TARGETS TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TELEPHONE TOTAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION TRANSACTION TRANSLATION TRANSMISSION FACILITIES TRANSMISSION GRID TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSMISSION LINES TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TRANSMISSIONS USER USERS UTILITIES VOLTAGE WIND WIND CAPACITY WIND DEVELOPMENT WIND ENERGY WIND FARM WIND GENERATION WIND PARKS WIND POTENTIAL WIND POWER WIND POWER CAPACITY WIND POWER GENERATION WIND POWER PLANTS WIND POWER POTENTIAL WIND RESOURCE WIND RESOURCE POTENTIAL WIND RESOURCES WIND SPEED WIND SPEEDS WIND TURBINES WINDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16406341/transmission-expansion-renewable-energy-scale-up-emerging-lessons-recommendations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9375

Transmission Expansion for Renewable Energy Scale-Up : Emerging Lessons and Recommendations

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