First Solar outpaces expectationsRenewable energy in smart grid
Dr. Jennie S. Hwang
H-Technologies group
Renewable energy
in smart grid
Synchronizing renewable energy with
the evolving smart grid makes perfect
sense, and this should be a top priority
“The smart grid program, albeit
on the national agenda. A successful
smart grid system enables the deployment
daunting, onerous and complex, will
of renewable energy, such as solar and
bring out the best of the class across
wind, to its intended reach and desired
efficiency. It is also expected to accelerate
the industries in creative leadership,
the fulfillment of the ultimate energy
technological innovation, operational
economics.
Countries around the globe are efficiency, and vibrant business mode ”
launching concerted activities in addressing
energy independence, as well as climate
and environmental issues. As the world’s
energy needs continue to increase (after
going through the current economic
pause or recession), the energy generation,
distribution and consumption must resort
to a more sustainable model.
A sustainable model needs to embrace
all energy sources and have the ability
to deliver reliability, stability, safety and
security while offering cost efficiency. How
to achieve these goals? It takes unwavering
vision, revolutionary-style execution, broad-
based support and pervasive deployment.
A comprehensive smart grid system is the
viable strategy.
A smart grid system holds high
promise to revolutionize how electricity
is generated, distributed, consumed and
conserved by automatically monitoring
and controlling two-way energy flow. It can
also integrate renewable and alternative
energy more effectively, efficiently and
intelligently, thus potentially transforming
today’s economy. It should further expand
to environmentally friendly transportation,
the electric vehicle, making it a truly
sustainable energy model.
The success of smart grids culminates
in the fulfillment of the combined and
integrated abilities to enhance the power
to provide the flexibility of power cost; to create the fluid capacity of utilizing
grid’s reliability, efficiency safety and
consumption; to enable decentralized renewable energy; and to increase the
security through real-time communication;
power generation; to reduce electricity nation’s economic growth by harnessing
18 – Global Solar Technology – May/June 2009
www.globalsolartechnology.com
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