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The grid of the future will be dominated by power electronics. Understanding their behaviour, the unique oscillatory phenomena that can occur and the tools to analyze them is of key importance to safeguard reliability, as highlighted by the recent FERC order 901. I highly recommend this #cigre webinar on ‘MULTI-FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS IN POWER-ELECTRONIC-BASED ENERGY SYSTEMS’ which will be worth waking up early for by North American audiences. Breakfast-and-learn :-)

I’m thrilled to share that I graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Sarajevo last week, earning my Master of Engineering 😊 My thesis focused on photovoltaic systems and smart grids, where I analyzed the distribution network in Sarajevo using PowerFactory DIgSILENT. I proposed solutions for upgrading it to a smart grid and demonstrated how renewable energy can enhance the reliability and stability of the power system in Sarajevo. Vidimo se na doktoratu 🫡

Congratulations, Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu! 🎉

What is “strategic” undergrounding? How much does it cost? How do I decide on which segments of overhead lines to underground? How can I engineer them to achieve resiliency and reliability? The answers to these questions are all in this report. https://lnkd.in/gBYAmUPU Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative IEEE Power & Energy Society Northwest Public Power Association

One of the many interesting topics at the PCIC event in Rotterdam early June 2024. Traditional high-power compressor applications have relied on steam or gas turbines as primary drivers. In response to the growing emphasis on clean energy initiatives, the industry is shifting towards electric motors as an alternative to turbine drivers. When speed control and therefore variable speed drives (VSD) are required, their reliability become a concern. As the risk of unplanned process interruptions is to be mitigated, hot redundancy concepts were developed. This case study focuses on the application of such a VSD redundancy concept for the High Pressure and Refrigeration Compressor services within the propane dehydrogenation (PDH) process. The selection of VSD technology was driven by specific process requirements, including the need for minimal switch-over time. #turbinetoelectric

As part of the CIGRE Session 2024 in Paris, the Young Member (YM) showcase is a unique opportunity for young professionals to present their work to leading experts from all around the world. Representatives will be selected for nomination by assessment of a full technical paper and presentation competition. Those selected will be funded to attend the session. The NGN Committee of CIGRE UK National Committee is delighted to invite you to listen to our six shortlisted candidate giving a 10-minute presentation to a panel of senior CIGRE-UK members. The Candidates and topics are:- 1. Impact of Cellulose Degradation on Space Charge Dynamics and Conductivity of Synthetic Ester Liquid-Impregnated Kraft Paper Insulation - Mr. Abdelrahman Alshehawy 2. Phased Approach to MTDC: Proposed integration of DC Circuit Breakers in a DC Switching Station facilitating a partially selective protection scheme - Mr. David Devoy 3. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Cathode Spots Formation and Contact Erosion in Vacuum Circuit breakers - Mr. Haonan Yang 4. The Utilisation of Bus-Section Reactors to Increase Distribution Network Hosting Capacity: Challenges and Recommendations - Mr. Mark Kent 5. Potential for GW-scale Substations Volume Reduction Moving from HVDC to MVDC using Superconducting Cable Technology - Mr. Sebastian Neira 6. Refurbishment Strategies and Considerations for HVDC Stations - Ms. Sunyoung Lim Click on the link or image below to register to attend in-person or online. https://lnkd.in/gs_N7gbg

US DOE Department of Energy Announces $8 Million to Advance Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Manufacturing RD&D Asha-Dee Celestine and her team at DOE HFTO and Dr. Iryna Zenyuk of the National Fuel Cell Research Center Irvine, California are presenting at SAMPE Long Beach. https://lnkd.in/eZKNgp_t The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $8 million for up to 15 research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects that leverage DOE's Roll-to-Roll (R2R) Consortium. This funding provides an opportunity for private sector entities to partner with national labs to receive funding via cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs). The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will manage the selection of these projects, which will complement manufacturing and recycling efforts funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and help fast-track the growth of the clean hydrogen economy as laid out in the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap. Through this funding, DOE's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) seeks to accelerate development of affordable manufacturing processes and characterization tools for water electrolyzers and fuel cells focusing on materials synthesis processes; colloidal science, rheology, and formulations; roll-to-roll coating process development; quality control technique development; advanced materials characterization (e.g., electron microscopy, X-ray scattering and spectroscopy); electrochemical testing; and advanced computing (e.g., synthetic reactors CFD modeling, coating process modeling, machine learning, and artificial intelligence). The R2R Consortium's mission is to advance efficient, scalable, high-throughput, and high-quality manufacturing methods and processes for clean hydrogen technologies to accelerate domestic manufacturing and reduce the capital cost of durable and high-performing fuel cells and water electrolyzer systems. Consortium objectives include understanding material and process behavior to advance methods to increase energy efficiency, reduce material usage, reduce waste, and reduce equipment cost in manufacturing processes, as well as enabling high-throughput manufacturing processes. The available $8 million will provide funds to the R2R Consortium to support industry-led cooperative projects over an expected two-year duration. Proposed projects must involve a partnership between an industrial entity and two or more national labs that are part of the R2R Consortium. DOE encourages diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as participation by disadvantaged or underserved communities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or other minority serving institutions. Concept papers are due by June 3, 2024, and full applications are due by July 15, 2024. Eligibility information, application requirements, and instructions can be found on the R2R CRADA Call website.    

"Relying on new buildings is not enough. The current building stock must be decarbonised in order to be net zero by 2050. To achieve this, automation and operational optimisation can be used to enable flexibility and sustainability" -Philipp Heer, Empa In our study, co-written with Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW, we dig deep into the opportunities and resources available to distribution grid operators in this changing energy landscape. Head to our website to order a hard copy or download the study in German (https://bit.ly/3Vjn3sP), French (https://bit.ly/3TG7kD9) or Italian (https://bit.ly/3VijK5n).

The path to creating optimal energy storage systems does have its challenges. But @texas-instruments is ready to meet and overcome those challenges as we make great strides in efficiency and flexibility.   Join me at #APEC2024 on February 28th as I dive into the next steps toward the future of renewable energy with scalable power architectures, including SiC and GaN-based systems. Here are the details: https://lnkd.in/g7Kek-9E    #Power #ESS #Technology #Renewable Energy

Two of our papers are to be presented in this year IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (IEEE PES GM ). 1. Ramp-reference Track Algorithm for the Provision of AGC dispatch through VPP in Frequency Regulation Market 2. Reliability-Aware Probabilistic Reserve Procurement under Decision-Dependent Uncertainty