Outsmarting Intermittency: Grid Integration for Renewables
Learn how to integrate solar and wind power into the electrical grid, addressing challenges and exploring innovative solutions.
Learn how to integrate solar and wind power into the electrical grid, addressing challenges and exploring innovative solutions.
Dive into the world of renewable energy integration with this course on outsmarting intermittency. Explore the challenges of incorporating solar and wind power into the electrical grid and discover innovative solutions to ensure grid stability. Learn about the physical infrastructure of the grid, key stakeholders, and critical time scales for power balance. Understand the specific challenges posed by renewable sources, including dispatchability, intermittency, and grid architecture. Explore cutting-edge solutions such as power electronics, energy storage, aggregation, forecasting, and smart grid technologies. This course is essential for anyone involved in the renewable energy sector, from investors and entrepreneurs to policymakers and consumers.
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What you'll learn
Understand the physical and economic components of the electrical grid
Explain current grid stability issues and operations
Identify challenges in integrating large-scale wind and solar power sources
Evaluate potential solutions for renewable energy integration, including their advantages and limitations
Analyze the impact of renewable energy on grid architecture and stability
Explore the concept of smart grids and demand-side management in renewable integration
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There are 4 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and solutions associated with integrating renewable energy sources, particularly solar and wind power, into the electrical grid. Students will gain a deep understanding of the current electrical grid infrastructure, its key players, and the critical importance of grid stability. The curriculum covers the specific challenges posed by renewable sources, including intermittency, variability, and changes in grid architecture. Learners will explore innovative solutions such as power electronics, energy storage systems, demand aggregation, advanced forecasting techniques, and smart grid technologies. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the knowledge to understand and contribute to the ongoing transformation of our energy systems towards a more sustainable future.
Introduction
Module 1 · 5 Minutes to complete
The electrical grid today
Module 2 · 51 Minutes to complete
Getting solar and wind onto the grid
Module 3 · 59 Minutes to complete
Conclusions
Module 4 · 11 Minutes to complete
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Professor of physic department of Ecole polytechnique Director of LPICM laboratory
CNRS Researcher
Erik Johnson is a CNRS researcher at the LPICM, located at the Ecole Polytechnique. In addition to his passion for teaching the physics and engineering of solar cells, his research interests focus on novel plasma processing for semiconductor devices. He is the current holder of the ANR Industrial Research Chair "PISTOL", in collaboration with Total.
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