Layman’s guide to system inertia from Kathryn Porter
Tag: grid inertia
Kathryn Porter on British Thought Leaders
The problem that we had in Britain on the 8th of January was we nearly just ran out of electricity. We didn’t have enough available generation to meet demand. So,…
Inertia in One Lesson (Dave Edwards on LinkedIn)
“The challenge with rising renewables: As power systems rely more on asynchronous generation, frequency changes can occur much faster, increasing the risk of grid instability.” (- Dave Edwards_
Spanish Grid Operator Warned of Nation’s Heavy Reliance on Renewable Energy in February
Investigations into the cause of the power outage are continuing. However, a great deal of focus is turning to a pair of solar power plants that appeared to have issues…
The Cost Of Miliband’s Flywheels
It seems unlikely that flywheels would last more than a few years, certainly not without plenty of maintenance. Either way, the cost of flywheels would be considerable.
Germany’s Unstable Power Grid…Coal Plants Will Be Needed “For A Very Long Time”
At the end of the article, Haferburg comes to the conclusion that we will continue to see coal-fired power plants in operation for a very long time.
Issues Integrating Renewables
From Florida to California distribution feeders are being overloaded due to home generation of solar energy
Australian renewable energy transition. Part 3
The known solutions are expensive, but the renewable sector doesn’t want to pay for them – their mantra remains that renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels so the others should…
Pathway 2045 (2)
Guest post by Rud Istvan Part One provided a high level overview of SoCalEd’s silly version of the Green New Deal. This second guest post flies strafing low and slow…
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