marek kubik : winds of change

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The Winds of ChangeDr Marek Kubik

AEngD Annual conference

26th November 2013

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風向轉變時 ,有人築牆 ,有人造風車- Ancient Chinese Proverb

“When the winds of change blow, some will build walls, others will build windmills”

Outline

• Why the Irish are pioneers

• The challenges of renewable variability

• Potential solutions

• Where am I now?

Image: PhD Comics

Why Northern Ireland?

• Huge 40% renewable electricity target for 2020

• Substantial wind resource

• Weak interconnection

• AES (industry sponsor) has strong commercial presence

The challenges

• Wind ramping rates

• Wind curtailment

• Diminishing plant mix

• Constrained running

Impacts and opportunitie

s

Relaxing system security lowers curtailment and emissions…

But it also reduces flexibility and increases the frequency of wind ramping events.

System Operator concerns

Interconnection

The solutions

Batteries

Plant modification

Where have I gone?

Durham University Civil Engineering MEng

Visiting Researcher atParliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)

Engineering Doctorate into the impact of renewable resource variability on fossil fuel based electricity markets (TSBE/AES)

Business strategy advisor (AES)

風向轉變時 ,有人築牆 ,有人造風車

“When the winds of change blow, some will build walls, others will build windmills”

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