Research Article

Wind-Thermal-Energy Storage System Optimization: Evidence from Simulations of the Economical Consumption of Wind Energy

Table 4

Comparison of the system peak-shaving cost results in various scenarios.

ScenariosTotal costWind power costESS costCarbon costCoal costLoss of life costOil cost

1402.5321.6215.8153.83304.267.010
2465.521.6220.4375.17303.7215.1429.42
3529.3215.5321.0474.55300.1153.3664.73
4468.4721.62073.88301.5924.3047.08