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dc.contributor.advisorO’Mahoney, Denisen
dc.contributor.authorMurtagh, Adrianen
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-20T21:40:44Z
dc.date.available2017-03-20T21:40:44Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationMURTAGH, A., 2010. Impact of wind power generation on the electricity supply industry. Unpublished thesis (Master of Science in Environmental Systems), Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology.en
dc.identifier.otherMScen
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/401
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this dissertation is to investigate the effect wind energy has on the Electricity Supply Industry in Ireland. Wind power generation is a source of renewable energy that is in abundant supply in Ireland and is fast becoming a resource that Ireland is depending on as a diverse and secure of supply of energy. However, wind is an intermittent resource and coupled with a variable demand, there are integration issues with balancing demand and supply effectively. To maintain a secure supply of electricity to customers, it is necessary that wind power has an operational reserve to ensure appropriate backup for situations where there is low wind but high demand. This dissertation examines the affect of this integration by comparing wind generation to that of conventional generation in the national grid. This is done to ascertain the cost benefits of wind power generation against a scenario with no wind generation. Then, the analysis examines to see if wind power can meet the pillars of sustainability. This entails looking at wind in a practical scenario to observe how it meets these pillars under the criteria of environmental responsibility, displacement of conventional fuel, cost competitiveness and security of supply.en
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dc.subjectWind energy, Irelanden
dc.subjectWind power generation, Irelanden
dc.subjectElectricity supply, Irelanden
dc.subjectWind power, Irelanden
dc.subjectWind power plants, Irelanden
dc.titleImpact of wind power generation on the electricity supply industryen
dc.typeMaster thesis (taught)en
dc.publisher.institutionGalway-Mayo Institute of Technologyen
dc.rights.accessCreative Commonsen
dc.subject.departmentBuilding and Civil Engineering - GMITen


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