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Increase in energy demand
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Growing share of renewable generation
2'152
352
1'448
161
Solar Solar
Wind Wind
1'800
667
586 1'287
549 623
114 114
5 111 5 111
1990 2005 2015 2030 1990 2005 2015 2030
PV: Photovoltaics
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STP: Solar thermal power
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Source:Team, Yole PV team 2007, RBC Capital Markets, IEA PVPS
Smart Grids challenges
Generation
Optimize ‘spinning’ reserves with
Efficient operation increased amount of renewable
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Characteristics of Smart Grids
Interactive with
consumers and markets
Adaptive to changing
situations
Optimized use of
resources and equipment
Integrated, merging
monitoring, control, protection,
maintenance, EMS, DMS etc
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Making the Grid Smart, Cost versus Benefit
(Source: EPRI)
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What drives the introduction of Smart Grids?
Increasing electricity consumption Reliability of
Environmental concerns Security of energy supply
Global electricity consumption will grow by 70-90% between 2005 and 2030 electricity supply
Reduction of CO2 Reduced dependency on fossil fuels
Environmental concerns - reduction of CO2 Aging
infrastructure
Security of energy supply Aging workforce
Reduced dependency on fossil fuels from sensitive regions IT security
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Smart Grids – geographical overview
North America
Government and industry groups driving Smart Grids vision
Strong trend among utilities
Strong federal/state involvement
Europe
Strong interest, mainly from large utilities
Strong involvement from EU
Influenced by the NAM vision
Asia
Emerging interest from larger utilities
Main focus on adding capacity
Will emerge in 5-10 years
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