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Pianezzola, G. (2006) Complementarity Maps of Solar and Wind Energy Resources in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Master Dissertation, Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 96 p. [In Portuguese]
http://www.lume.ufrgs.br/handle/10183/7608

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• TITLE: An Index Assessing the Energetic Complementarity in Time between More than Two Energy Resources

  AUTHORS: Elizando M. Borba, Renato M. Brito

  KEYWORDS: Energetic Complementarity, Energetic Complementarity in Time, Complementarity Index, Hybrid Systems, PV Solar Energy, Hydro Energy, Wind Power

  JOURNAL NAME: Energy and Power Engineering, Vol.9 No.9, August 23, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Energy complementarity can be a tool for managers to prioritize investments in new power generation ventures. An index for complementarity assessment should allow comparison of complementarities at different sites. This article proposes a new method for the calculation of complementarity index, allowing the comparison two energy resources and also allowing the comparison of more than two energy resources. In addition, the proposed index still allows the use of hourly or daily series and not only maximum or minimum values. Finally, this article also presents a map for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil, indicating the energetic complementarity in time between hydropower, wind energy and PV solar energy.