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Integrating Variable Renewable Energy into the Grid: Key Issues and Emerging Solutions
This webinar reviews the challenges to integrating significant quantities of variable renewable energy to the grid as well as the emerging solutions that ...
Implementing Renewable Energy Zones for Integrated Transmission and Generation Planning
In many countries, integrating significant renewable energy to the grid requires new transmission to access the best wind and solar resources and accommodate ...
Assessing Technical Potential
In this tutorial, Nick Grue of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory overviews technical potential assessments in the RE Data Explorer, including defining ...
Using the Technical Potential Tool in the RE Data Explorer
In this tutorial, July Tran of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory displays a step-by-step guide to using the RE Data Explorer and the Technical Potential ...
Introduction to Technical Potential Analysis
In this tutorial, Nick Grue of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory introduces the technical terms and concepts for assessing resource and technical ...
Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE): An Overview
This training video introduces levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and why it is important for data-driven decision making in energy planning. The training ...
Transmission Planning for a High Renewable Energy Future: Lessons from the Texas Competitive Renewable Energy Zones Process
The webinar provided an overview of the Texas Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) process, including the regulatory, procedural and technical ...
The REZ Process: Organizational Structure
Step 5: Final Transmission Plan Designation
Stakeholder Engagement
Step 2: Renewable Energy Resource Assessment
Economic Potential Assessments
Technical Potential Assessments
Step 1: Process Design and Vision Statement
Step 3: Candidate Zones Selection
Transmission Expansion Planning
Step 4: Transmission Options Development
Private Sector Engagement
Step 6: Transmission System Upgrade
Technical Potential Tutorial Series
This three-part tutorial series introduces technical potential analysis, describes how technical potential is assessed, and familiarizes viewers with the ...
Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE): An Overview
This training video introduces levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and why it is important for data-driven decision making in energy planning. The training ...
Outcomes of the REZ Transmission Planning Process
Introduction to the REZ Transmission Planning Process
Achieving clean energy goals may require new investments in transmission and generation, especially if planners anticipate economic growth and increased demand ...
Topics & Resources
Technical Potential Assessment for the Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Process: A GIS-based Approach
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based energy resource and technical potential assessments identify areas capable of supporting high levels of renewable ...
Renewable Energy Zones: Delivering Clean Power to Meet Demand
The Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) is a concept that has emerged as a transmission planning tool to help scale up the penetration of solar, wind, and other ...
Setting a Vision Statement for the REZ Process – Defining the Scope of a Project_Activity_20180919
Exercise to aid in developing vision statements for the REZ process
Adapting the REZ Process – Developing a Specific Planning Process_Activity_20180919
Activity guiding through the first 3 steps of the REZ process.
Identifying study areas for the REZ process – REDE_Activity_20180919
Using RE-Data Explorer to identify technical and economic potential areas
Environmental and Land Use Information to Support the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI) 2.0 Process
Environmental and Land Use Information to Support the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI) 2.0 Process
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