The green transition in the power system will herald a new era of clean industry in Finland, and the presence of major industrial electricity consumers in the country ensures a positive return on renewable energy investments.
The voluntary power system support procedure covers flexible capacity equivalent to one nuclear power unit.
The increase in wind power production is putting the power
system to the test. In the future, the grid will need solutions to ensure
stability and more transmission line connections.
Minna Laasonen’s work is independent, interesting, and probably never dull.
The power system vision will be completed in the autumn. The network vision’s scenarios for the future foresee dramatic changes in the current power system and clarifies the energy sector’s overall status in the energy revolution.
The energy revolution requires the main grid and the entire energy system to be prepared for the fluctuations in generation output caused by renewable forms of energy. Batteries offer the possibility of the quick and accurate balancing of generation and consumption.
We live in two worlds. One is the physical world, and the other is a digital world based on technology people have created. We have adapted and evolved to live in the former throughout the history of humankind, but the digital world is still relatively new to us, writes Jarno Limnéll.
Henna Virkkunen, a member of the European Parliament, believes that a diverse, market-based energy system is the most effective operating model for Europe’s sustainable growth economy. Investment subsidies for new energy sources are justified in the early phases of production, but over the long term, societally-funded energy needs to establish a competitive position in the market through demand.
A simulation method based on probability calculations was introduced last winter. The method had previously been utilised for mid-term power adequacy assessments.
The Fast Frequency Reserve (FFR) is a Nordic reserve product that will be rolled out in spring 2020.
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