How to check the location of wind and solar hybrid solar container communication stations

How can NREL identify the best locations for hybrid plant development?

To identify the best locations for hybrid plant development, NREL has created high-resolution wind and solar maps using a national database called the WIND Toolkit for wind integration and forecasting, as well as National Solar Radiation Database data.

Can a hybrid wind-solar plant make a profit?

Veras et al. ) have investigated the financial aspects concerning the transmission contracts from hybrid wind–solar plants in Brazil, showing that even if there is no complementarity between sources, it is possible to take advantage of regulatory aspects and different tariffs for wind and solar power to achieve profits.

Should hybrid power plants be implemented?

The research results show a high potential for implementing hybrid power plants (HPP) since the levels of complementarity between solar and wind resources are globally high, demonstrating privileged climatic conditions that allow the concept of hybrid power plants to be appropriately exploited efficiently on a larger scale.

When should a hybrid configuration be used?

For Point BA, the hybrid configuration is only suggested when \ (\alpha \) is at least half of \ (\beta \). Solar sources are preferred over wind for smaller ratios since they present a more prominent power density at PointBA. The \ (CF_t\) decreases until almost half of the best CF scenario for hybrid configurations.