Analysis of the Match of Heating Load and Wind Turbine Production – a Case Study for the Faroe Islands
Abstract
In search for options to replace the fossil based heat supply of the housing stock of the Faroe Islands, the application of electrical heating in combination with an increase of wind power penetration in the electricity grid is analyzed. This option is favored by the – as compared to other geographical regions - good seasonal match of the wind generation and the temperature driven heating load at this location. For this case the requirements for oversizing of the wind generation capacity, inclusion of storage and/or use of back-up energy for a save load supply are analyzed.