{"id":1742,"date":"2012-06-18T10:20:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T23:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:56:00","slug":"solar-intermittency-can-be-managed-csiro-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-intermittency-can-be-managed-csiro-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar intermittency can be managed: CSIRO report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1746\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-intermittency-can-be-managed-csiro-report\/sun-and-clouds\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1746\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1746\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1746\" title=\"sun-and-clouds\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sun-and-clouds.jpg\" alt=\"Sun and clouds\" width=\"500\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do those pesky clouds mean we can&#8217;t use solar as base load power?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the chief criticisms fossil fuel narks level against solar power is its alleged inability to provide baseload power. This is defined as the minimum amount of energy needed over a 24 hour period to satisfy the utility\u2019s customers. What about cloud cover? This is the critics\u2019 plaintive cry and rallying point as they call for further subsidies for their beloved, earth-destroying coal and oil fuelled energy sources.<\/p>\n<p>They have a point though, what of cloud cover (known as solar intermittency) reducing solar\u2019s effectiveness? According to the aforementioned narks, solar power is unable to provide energy reliability due to this factor preventing the full exploitation of the sun\u2019s energy potential and therefore cannot be considered a reliable form of energy.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>However to the narks\u2019 surprise and great concern, a new, landmark CSIRO report <em>Solar intermittency: Australia\u2019s clean energy challenge<\/em>, has said solar power intermittency can be successfully managed and by doing so will play a major role in the country\u2019s future energy needs.<\/p>\n<p>The management techniques suggested in the study are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 using short-term energy storage systems<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 strengthening the electricity network so effects are not<br \/>\nas localised<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 controlling loads in response to network requirements<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 deploying additional ancillary services<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 curtailing the output of renewable generators.<\/p>\n<p>The study went on to criticise the lack of takeup of solar systems in some parts of the country as a \u201cconservative response to a lack of information about network problems intermittent renewable generation might cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald, Glenn Platt, a senior researcher in local energy systems at the CSIRO and co-author of the report, said that while &#8220;solar intermittency is not an issue at the moment&#8230; \u00a0when it does&#8230;there are solutions available to deal with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So there you have it solar fans, a major report saying that, not only can solar intermittency be successfully managed for the benefit of our country\u2019s power grid, but that various forms of solar power has the potential to supply around 40 percent of the nation\u2019s energy in the near future. 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