Emission reduction estimation for wind integrated smart grids

In the face of energy crisis and environmental impact of conventional power plants, renewable energy sources come to the rescue. The international flexible mechanisms like Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) evaluate sustainable development contribution and hence emission reduction of the energy projects for granting financial assistance. Continuous and expanded growth of renewable requires making full use of smart grids. The present study illustrates a methodology to estimate emission reduction from a wind energy project prior to integration with smart grid thus providing a benchmark for comparison for further power system studies. A suitable location is selected and appropriate probability distribution if fitted for the wind regime. Turbine Performance Index is used to rank the turbines. Finally, emission reduction is estimated using energy capture estimates and emission factor of the power system.