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ENTSO-E ‘Innovative and digital solutions’ panel zeroed in on the future of energy.
13.11.2019
ENTSO-E ‘Innovative and digital solutions’ panel zeroed in on the future of energy.
Dimitrios Chaniotis, Committee Chair for ENTSO-E System Development, says that the year 2030 is associated with ambitious targets set by energy and climate policy objectives which impact the way the grid is developed, operated and marketed.
Frost accumulates on earth wires and forces them down onto the phase conductors, creating a line fault that causes the power to be cut from the line. To prevent this problem, Fingrid dislodges the frost using a new helicopter technique. Nowadays, frost builds up in new places and in vastly different amounts every year.
Fingrid is handling the work site supervision for the Oulujoki project entity in cooperation with Sitema Oy. At the same time, remote monitoring methods are also being developed.
Last July, Fingrid took part in SuomiAreena for the first time.
Fingrid’s network map now contains information about environmental sites that must be taken into consideration when power lines are planned, built and maintained.
Fingrid is currently responsible for arranging under-frequency control, but this responsibility will be spread more widely. In the future, distribution network operators and industrial operators connected to the transmission system will be responsible for under-frequency load shedding. These parties need to get themselves up to speed now, as all changes must be made by the end of 2022.
Fingrid instructs its stakeholders on the location of various structures in the vicinity of power lines by issuing “crossing statements” for line areas. We need builders to provide information on everything that is built above and below ground in power line areas.
Fingrid is seeking cost-effective solutions for identifying equipment faults in substations.
Fingrid’s operation planning unit is constantly producing forecasts of electricity consumption, generation and transmission to support the electricity system. As more and more electricity comes from weather-dependent generation – solar and wind power – the importance of forecasts will also grow.