Transmission & Distribution Technology
Radical change needed for smart power grids to succeed in Europe
Major challenges in strategic planning and cross-border coordination have to be overcome for Europe to enjoy the benefits of true smart grid electricity generation and distribution. Sean Ottewell reports.
Deben superarse los grandes desafíos de la planificación estratégica y la coordinación transfronteriza para que Europa pueda disfrutar de los beneficios de la generación y la distribución de la auténtica electricidad generada por la red inteligente.
Es müssen große Herausforderungen bei der strategischen Planung und grenzübergreifenden Koordination überwunden werden, damit Europa die Vorteile der Stromerzeugung und Stromverteilung eines wirklich intelligenten Stromnetzes nutzen kann.
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Fig. 1. If the EU has its way, wind turbines will be part of a pan-European network that will link all forms of generation across the continent.
marter power grids have a central role in moving Europe towards a low carbon energy economy. So says the EU’s strategic energy technology plan information system (SETIS),
which is led by the Joint Research Centre (JRC). A new JRC lead-authored report on transmission network planning, Inputs for a vision on the future European energy infrastructure, highlights that a radical change in coordinated network planning and operation is needed to accommodate market liberalisation and the increasing integration of renewable power sources. It finds that the key issues to obtain a reliable and effective European grid are integrated strategic planning and cross-border coordination. Te importance of electricity transmission grids – the backbone of the EU’s economy
– is higher than ever. Tese networks are getting older, are confronted with complex market liberalisation processes and have to host increasing amounts of renewable energy sources. Furthermore, in order to address the challenges of energy security and climate change, transmission grids need to become more interconnected and smarter by seamlessly integrating a wide range of users such as generators, consumers and/or other grids. In the EU, electricity grids are included among the low carbon energy technologies assessed as part of the strategy to achieve the energy and climate change policy targets. Tese include a 20 per cent reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and a 20 per cent share of renewables in overall EU energy consumption by 2020. In turn, this translates to 30–35 per cent of
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