Renewable Energy: Offshore Wind Farms Want to Make Money by Refraining from Feed-in
The balancing reserve compensates for the difference between electricity generation and consumption. So far, operators and marketers of wind turbines have played a subordinate role in the market. This could change.
Wind farm operators in the North Sea are entering the market for balancing power, also known as Regelreserve, to stabilize the grid. According to transmission system operators 50Hertz and Tennet, several offshore wind farms are undergoing pre-qualification to meet the requirements. Vattenfall and Trianel have started marketing balancing power from their offshore wind farms, with Vattenfall's Veja Mate wind farm, located 95km northwest of Borkum, being pre-qualified by Tennet.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy Systems Technology notes that offshore wind farms can provide negative balancing power by reducing their output on demand.
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