Europe's
integrated electricity network is getting back on track after a bizarre and unprecedented episode that caused clocks across the region to run at a delay of around six minutes.
Not exact matches
Alternatively, as has also been an issue in the context of the switch to smart
electricity grids, where the transmission system owner remains part of a vertically
integrated firm, it has an incentive to implement
network upgrades in a manner that excludes third parties from the competitive segments.
«Tackling parts of the system in isolation, for example improving
electricity network management and retrofitting buildings, will help, but the real challenge for engineers will be to find new ways to plan and manage the
integrated system.
(An article by Michael Liebrich of Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) earlier this year looked at the policy options for
integrating higher amounts of renewables into
electricity networks in a cost competitive way.)
The report stated: «The agility with which
networks connect,
integrate and incentivise new, lower carbon energy choices will directly influence the cost, fairness, security and reliability of the
electricity system for customers.»
A large - scale energy storage system aimed at
integrating renewables into
electricity networks has been completed on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, paired with the state's biggest PV array to date.
With such a definition it is stated quite clearly that in order to transform our energy systems to one that is based on clean and indigenous resources there is no other way but to build a European high voltage
network able to
integrate all those renewable energy sources, cope with their variability and transport
electricity over long distances.
The reform process also includes establishing an independent regulator, regulated access to distribution
networks and account unbundling in
integrated electricity and natural gas utilities.