The Electric Power Research Institute has launched a study on the transformation of the electric power grid. The rapid rise of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) — such as rooftop solar panels and high-tech microgrids — could change the structure of the electric grid. Yet even as these technologies rise rapidly, few organizations have looked at…
NREL Study: Active power control of wind turbines can improve power-grid reliability
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), along with partners from the Electric Power Research Institute and the University of Colorado have completed a comprehensive study to understand how wind power technology can assist the power grid by controlling the active power output being placed onto the system. The rest of the power system’s resources have…
Existing Grid sufficient for a little while: NREL
NREL says more than a third of the electricity in the western U.S. could come from wind and solar power without installing significant amounts of backup power. And most of this renewable-energy expansion can happen without installing new interstate transmission lines, according to a recent study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden,…