Energy storage solutions offer great benefit for power grids by shaving peak demand and improving power quality and reliability. They can also mitigate the effects of intermittent wind and solar energy generation on power systems. But renewable energy plant owners and operators—who don’t necessarily operate utility power systems—may ask: how can energy storage help improve [...]
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Achieving Five Nines Link Availability for Smart Grid Communication Systems
The smart grid is rapidly becoming a reality in many areas—which in turn is driving a need for highly reliable data communication systems. This communication system should reliably report network state and performance, resulting in more efficient electricity generation and distribution as well as usage forecasting. Designing a reliable grid connectivity system that meets these [...]
Solar Energy Storage: The Key to Installing Solar Generation on a 1940s Grid
Feed-in tarrifs were recently created by the UK government to ensure targets are met and that by 2020, 15% of the UK energy’s supply will be made up of renewable energy. This has pushed solar to become one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sectors. The integration of renewable energy sources, such as solar, is a [...]
Setting the Bar for Reliability Higher at Networked Grid 2013
A recent story by the AP on power reliability has received a lot of attention. The gist of the article is that even though the cost of electricity has gone up over the last decade, power reliability has actually declined. In my view, a major reason for this discrepancy is that we under-invested in the [...]
Shaving Peak Residential Electricity Demand with Grid-Based Technology
Interesting fact, as reported by Katherine Tweed of Greentech Media: “when it comes to electricity hogs, the perpetrators are close to home and not at industrial sites and businesses.” Though a factory or a business uses more electricity than a single home, there is much greater variability in residential demand from season to season. As [...]
Boosting Economic Productivity with an Energy-Efficient Smart Grid
Greentech Media reported this week on a new study that found energy efficiency is a more important economic driver than energy supply. The report, from American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, found that “the productivity of our economy may be more directly tied to greater levels of energy efficiency rather than a continued mining [...]
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