The Impact of Wind Power on European Natural Gas Markets

The Impact of Wind Power on European Natural Gas Markets. Paris : IEA, 2012, 54 p. http://www.iea.org/publications/free_new_Desc.asp?PUBS_ID=2490 Due to its clean burning properties, low investment costs and flexibility in production, natural gas is often put forward as the ideal partner fuel for wind power and other renewable sources of electricity generation with strongly variable output. This working paper examines three vital questions associated with this premise: 1) Is natural gas indee...