Goldwind: frequency response from wind turbines?
…a different operating state. Third, there is always a danger that the wind drops at the precise moment you want to implement your frequency response, due to natural wind volatility….
Energy storage: top conclusions into batteries?
…stem from short-term volatility (inertia, reactive power compensation, frequency regulation, <1-minute power drops). This requires short-term energy storage first, in the 2020s and 2030s. Many short term batteries can also…
Power grids: opportunities in the energy transition?
…volatility, from a typical facility’s 100 x sub-10-second power drops per day to the +/- 6% annual variations in solar insolation reaching a particular point of the globe. By contrast,…
Energy transition: investment strategies?
…investors that can appraise this risk well. (9) Commodity risk. This risk premium compensates investors for the inherent volatility of commodity markets, which can have deleterious effects on valuations, liquidity,…
Power grids: down to the wire?
…increase power grid aluminium and copper demand even further. Including utilization factors in the transmission network halving due to volatility of wind and solar (page 5), rising remoteness (page 6)…
California electricity prices by hour?
…as 30% if residential/rooftop solar is also included (EIA data here). Hence the purpose of this data-file is to quantify the hour-by-hour volatility of power prices in a solar-heavy power…
Energy transition: active duty?
…factors in a portfolio, timing volatility, understanding complexity, unearthing specific opportunities and benchmarking ESG leaders and laggards. We recently enjoyed exploring this topic on the Capital Cyclists podcast. The theme…