Business opportunities for wind and solar complementary power in solar container communication stations

Can a solar-wind system meet future energy demands?

Accelerating energy transition towards renewables is central to net-zero emissions. However, building a global power system dominated by solar and wind energy presents immense challenges. Here, we demonstrate the potential of a globally interconnected solar-wind system to meet future electricity demands.

What is a wind-solar-hydro-thermal-storage multi-source complementary power system?

Figure 1 shows the structure of a wind-solar-hydro-thermal-storage multi-source complementary power system, which is composed of conventional units (thermal power units, hydropower units, etc.), new energy units (photovoltaic power plants, wind farms, etc.), energy storage systems, and loads.

Are solar and wind resources interconnected?

Theoretically, the potential of solar and wind resources on Earth vastly surpasses human demand 33, 34. In our pursuit of a globally interconnected solar-wind system, we have focused solely on the potentials that are exploitable, accessible, and interconnectable (see “Methods”).

Is wind and solar energy a dispatchable energy?

From the supply perspective, compared to traditional dispatchable energy such as coal or nuclear, the generation of wind and solar power is inherently variable and highly dependent on geophysical location, local terrain, and local weather (Liu et al., 2020).