From intermittent to variable: can we manage the wind?

THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY SUFFERS FROM INTERMITTENT WIND BUT THE CONDITION CAN BE CURED. THAT, AT LEAST, IS THE TENOR OF A NUMBER OF RECENT STUDIES AND REPORTS. EVEN TRANSMISSION OPERATORS WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ABOUT WIND ENERGY ARE NOW THINKING HARD ABOUT DEALING WITH THE WIND'S VARIABLE NATURE. AS GEORGE MARSH DISCOVERS, MOST BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE MANAGED.