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Flexible Operation of Electric Power Transmission Grids
In order to reduce carbon emissions and increase sustainability many countries in the world are switching to renewable sources of energy for electricity production. European Commission has set targets for its Member States to reduce such emissions and proposed share of renewables of around 30% in gross final energy consumption by 2030. Moreover, the electricity market is decentralized in Europe. As a result of decentralization and increased renewable penetration into the system, Transmission System Operators (TSOs) are faced with new challenges to operate their system securely. Some of the means of congestion management by the TSOs have become costly after decentralization. Moreover, variability associated with renewables can create congestion in a distant grid location which belongs to another TSO. Hence, TSOs are forced to find alternatives to operate their systems securely and in a cost effective manner. Inter-TSO coordination is one such non-costly alternative which requires increasing attention when more renewables are integrated into the system. The coordination (preventively and/or curatively) will help to operate the existing transmission grids more flexibly when more renewables integration demands transmission expansion, which is severely limited in Europe.
Part of the book: Sustainable Energy