This study provided the first spatially comprehensive analysis of solar and Wind energy Complementarity on a global scale. In addition, it showed which regions of the world have a greater degree of Complementarity between Wind and solar energy to reduce energy storage requirements.
That said, the complementary use of wind and solar resources combined, also known as hybrid systems, is attractive. Hybrid systems are complementary even when availability values are not entirely complementary, called imperfect complementarity .
Analyzing the complementarity of wind and solar energies requires the collection of multidisciplinary information, in which the primary criterion for deliberating the implementation of hybrid systems is related to mapping the weather conditions of a given location.
The results highlight that strategically integrating Wind and solar generation offers a sustainable approach to boost the proportion of variable renewables within the power system, outperforming scenarios relying solely on a single renewable source.
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