Tuesday 10 January 2012

The electricity grids of the future

In the wake of the decision to phase out nuclear energy and expand energy from renewable sources, electricity grids are facing changing requirements. On behalf of the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag (Büro für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung beim Deutschen Bundestag, TAB) TÜV SÜD is carrying out a study on "Modern Technologies for Grid Optimization". The study aims to point out the technological and regulatory measures that are required for ensuring security of supply.
"Electricity grids will undergo massive changes in the coming years and decades", says Dr  Royth v. Hahn, project manager in charge of the study at TÜV SÜD AG. "Determinants of this development are firstly the liberalization and integration of the European electricity market, and secondly the expansion of renewable energies and the integration of decentralized and volatile sources of energy into the electricity grid." Following a description of the current situation, the study is intended to identify medium-term perspectives and options for the transformation and operation of future electricity grids. "Security and reliability of the electricity supply are critical and must be maintained or even improved throughout the transformation of our present electricity grids into the power grids of the future", says the TÜV SÜD expert.
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