It takes a World, CIGRE, to fulfill the Energy Transition
CIGRE VP Finance and Marketing
CIGRE Energy Transition vision in action
The CIGRE Strategic Plan for the Energy Transition with 2030 horizon is well positioned to fulfill a net-zero carbon future for our world. Certainly, the “under the hood” elements of our technical structure, our digital platform, and our unbiased culture is evident in the strategic plan, but results matter as well.
The Energy Transition will not play according to your grandparent’s grid. Intermittent resources, such as solar and wind, provide challenges. The grid requires “throttling” beyond when the sun shines and the wind blows to meet moment-by-moment ever-increasing demands, requires extensive transmission reach to gather the distributed resources rather than point sources previously, and requires market and operational rules to aggregate hundreds and thousands of times more control points (e.g., distributed resources such as roof-top solar and distributed storage).
The electricity sector has decarbonized far greater than any other sector, so stay tuned for other sectors finding electricity for a resource. Artificial Intelligence has created exponential needs for data centers that are electricity hogs with little tolerance for voltage fluctuations. The end result is far greater electricity demands coming soon to a grid near you.
I believe that engineers and technology leaders will solve the issues ahead providing sustainable electricity for all with reliability, resilience, and quality far superior to today. They will succeed for the betterment of society.
CIGRE since 1921 has invited many to the table across the world to share knowledge and create outcomes far superior. What better way to enhance one’s career, one’s company, one’s country than to be at the table with peers globally sharing knowledge and best practices. You cannot do it alone, and CIGRE has demonstrated that for 103 years.
CIGRE Knowledge sharing
A few sample results recently released are below to highlight the Technical Brochures produced by thousands of CIGRE volunteers across the world by our Technical Council. Are you interested in topics such as Electricity Storage, Grid Flexibility and Sustainability?
Members get Technical Brochures for free. Non-Members need to pay, so why not become a member? If you participate in CIGRE Working Groups, the outcome is priceless.
Electricity Storage
Technical Brochure 932 - Aggregation of Battery Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resources
Battery energy storages systems (BESS) are key enablers for the implementation of active distribution system functions by providing a range of grid services at the distribution level. This TB describes these grid-support services, distributed BESS aggregation approaches, BESS operating constraints in terms of battery technology, weight, maintenance, and coordination with other controllers and regulatory and legal frameworks for BESS grid service delivery, regulatory and market considerations.
Technical Brochure 935 - Feasibility study and application of electric energy storage systems embedded in HVDC and STATCOM systems
The integration of Energy Storage (ES) Systems, like batteries and supercapacitors, in power systems is accelerating globally due to their ability to enhance the flexibility and efficiency required to integrate intermittent renewable energy sources. ES systems embedded in HVDC and STATCOM devices can enhance network resilience and ancillary services. This brochure provides insights on converter topologies, modeling, integration options, ancillary services, benefits, and challenges of ES integration in HVDC/STATCOM systems.
Grid Flexibility
Technical Brochure 934 - Interaction between nearby VSC-HVDC converters, FACTs devices, HV power electronic devices and conventional AC equipment
This Technical Brochure focuses on the interaction between VSC-HVDC converters and other power electronics or passive HV devices. It provides recommendations on analysis, modelling, and mitigation of interactions between VSC-HVDC converters or passive HV devices. The document is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of the interaction between VSC-HVDC converters and other devices.
It provides a guideline for identification and classification of the main interactions between VSC-HVDC converters and other devices and grid components, as well as recommendations on analysis tools and methodologies, study area selection, and practical issues such as confidentiality and model exchange between vendor systems.
Sustainability
Technical Brochure 938 - Global Interconnected and sustainable electricity system - Effects of storage, demand response and trading rules
Following an initial pre-feasibility study on the global power grid concept, which highlighted the value of interconnections between continents for more efficient implementation of wind and solar power worldwide, an extension was conducted to consider alternative solutions such as storage and demand response. In addition, the commercial rules and governance issues of a global grid have been added to the scope.
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