The Powerpack project, a joint venture with local electricity provider, Southern California Edison (SCE), will
support grid operation during peak hours and improve the integration of renewable energy resources.
Wind turbines that are connected either physically or virtually on the customer side of the meter to offset all or a portion of the energy consumption at or near the location of the project, or that are connected directly to the local grid to
support grid operations
Not exact matches
For example, DOE should
support a number of research, development, demonstration, and convening activities to improve the resilience of
grid operations and recovery steps.
At that point the vehicles will communicate with each other, the infrastructure will
support grid communications and
operations.
He cited a collaboration between First Solar, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the California Independent System Operator which proved that inverters can be used to
support the
operation of the
grid at a 300 - megawatt solar PV power plant in California, which GTM reported on last year.
Furthermore, eventually, remote communication capabilities will be rolled out that allow
grid operators to remotely adjust the
operation of inverters to
support the
grid.
«That might require a change in
operations that's not really
supported by the transmission
grid and may cause reliability issues.»
Various advanced features in smart water
grid that are expected to drive the market are demand prediction, real time sensing, quality monitoring, ease of detecting leak and burst,
supporting planning and
operations and helping in reducing water loss.
The goal for the SwRI portion of this 18 - month effort is to demonstrate the ability of electric vehicles to serve as energy storage devices in
support of a microgrid and provide
grid ancillary services, such as peak shaving and demand response, during non-microgrid
operation.