Research on Wind Energy Integration in Matsu Islands

Abstract

The energy costs of island systems are usually higher than those of large grid systems. Therefore, majority of the countries worldwide usually initiate their plans for developing renewable energy on remote islands. The electricity cost of Matsu Islands accounted for roughly 5% of total annual deficit of Taiwan Power Company. Hence, power generation is a critical energy economics issue for the Matsu Islands. This study will examine the possibility of wind power integration into Matsu Islands and investigate the transient frequency response in this system when a fault or disturbance occurs. According to the simulation results, the main target of this study is to improve the system stability on the remote island systems, and achieve the maximum renewable energy penetration.