Integrating Renewable Generation: Challenges and Solutions for Markets and Grid Operation
Training Course
12 hours online
Grid Operators
Power System Engineers
Renewable Energy Engineers
Energy Market Analysts
Transmission Planners
Operations Managers
Grid Integration Specialists
Energy Consultants
Regulatory Compliance Officers
Energy Managers
Project Managers
System Planners
Technical Consultants
Policy Makers
Forecasting Analysts
Renewable generation investment is setting new records every year across the world. On days with conducive weather, some markets are entirely supplied by renewable generation. But what does this mean for the viability of conventional generation, grid stability, and electricity market operations? What does a high renewable share do to grid stability? Does a high renewable share mean that spot power markets become less efficient? How do you ensure supply during periods of low renewable generation? Which innovative solutions can help increase renewables generation safely and economically? Learn from international markets that lead the way in the renewables buildout, and discuss innovative solutions to the challenges that arise from the renewable energy revolution.
"Overview of commercially viable renewable generation technologies • Solar
• Onshore wind
• Offshore wind
• Biomass and biogas
• Waste to energy
• Technologies that may become commercially viable in the near future
• Renewable technology characteristics and advancements in efficiency and effectiveness"
Renewable energy, energy security, climate change and sustainability
• How and how much renewable energy generation can contribute to energy security and climate change mitigation
• The efficiency imperative in combating climate change
• The global carbon abatement curve
Renewable incentive mechanisms
• Overview of renewable incentive mechanisms
• Application of those incentive mechanisms worldwide, and their impact
• Costs and longer-term economic sustainability
• Commercial attractiveness of the various incentive mechanisms from a financing and risk management point of view
Renewable penetration in key electricity markets
• Global renewable investment and penetration
• Key market examples
Renewable energy integration as a process of technological and societal innovation
• Technological and societal innovation and acculturation
• Integration challenges by renewable type, electricity industry scale and national context, and experience to date
Temporal and locational issues as the main renewable integration challenge
• Temporal issues for renewable energy integration
• The role of forecasting in renewable generation: what aspects are uncertain and can they be forecasted?
• Complementarity to manage temporal issues between renewable generators and other resources
• The role of system operators, energy markets and reserve/ regulation
• Connection requirements for renewable energy
• The effects of network losses and network flow constraints
• Network augmentation or extension at DSO, TSO levels
• The role of Network Control Ancillary Services in managing network impacts
• The role of governments and regulators in resolving network issues
Measures to integrate renewables into the grid and physical market
• Challenges to grid stability
• Challenges to market viability
• Balancing
• Regulation
• Interruptible load
• Demand response
• Storage and e-mobility
• Interconnection
• Demand-side management
• Micro-grid
• Smart grid
• Power-to-gas
• Power-to-liquids
• Deep-dive into storage technologies
Innovation in renewable integration, with a focus on cost-efficiency and scalability
• Innovative startups and projects in e-mobility
• … in demand response
• … in storage
• Other innovative, promising projects worldwide
Case studies
• Case 1: Renewable integration in Australia / NEM
• Case 2: Renewable integration in Germany
• Case 3: Off-grid renewable supply in Indonesia