Solar Energy Grid Stability

A power systems discovery in the desert there is a myth that says renewable energy produces instability on electrical grids and that we need conventional generation to compensate it said gabriel ortiz mercado an asset manager at first solar which developed and operates a 141 mw thin film photovoltaic pv solar power plant in the atacama named luz del norte.

Solar energy grid stability.

In areas where more than one renewable energy like wind or solar is available a hybrid power system that combines their benefits can improve the reliability and stability of the grid. Solar power and grid stability. Across the world renewable power is displacing traditional generation but can renewables also replace the critical stability functions that go with it. Nrel studies are confirming in the field and on live power systems that solar wind and hybrid power plants can provide their own source of grid stability potentially unlike anything currently on the grid.

Some ders generate energy like solar panels small wind turbines or combined heat and power chp units. It must manage them in the name of distribution grid stability and reliability. The nature and magnitude of the challenges depends on the time frame from fractions of a second to seasonal or even multiyear variations as well as the nature of the grid.