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Sarah Kurtz of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory says,
. . . “Wind resource tends to complement solar resource,
. . . Here in Colorado, for instance, the windiest time is during the winter, and spring months.

In winter, we don’t have as much sunshine,
. . . but we tend to get more wind, and stronger wind.”

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has invested
. . . A$9.9 million in a 10 megawatt solar farm, adjacent to
. . . 73 wind turbines that are already online.

The co-location of solar, and wind,
. . . provides more continuous energy generation,
. . . than having either technology working alone.

Co-locating wind and solar plants, can save money on:
. . . . . . Grid connections,
. . . . . . Site development, and
. . . . . . Approvals, says ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht.
Putting the Gullen Solar Farm adjacent to the existing wind project,
. . . will result in savings of as much as
. . . A$6 million.

12-19-2016 Source:  Wind & Solar (like) Cake & Ice Cream