SEMINAR: Power System Flexibility and Robustness
Chile has ambitious goals to advance in the energy transition. In the case of the electricity system, it is expected to cover 80% of the electricity demand with renewable energies by 2030 and to achieve the total closure of coal-fired power plants by 2040. In order to implement these changes in the electricity matrix, it is essential to do so in a reliable manner, maintaining the security of the system.
There are significant challenges to achieve this, mainly due to the variable and intermittent nature of renewable energies, as well as the diminishing attributes of flexibility provided by thermal power plants. However, there are also opportunities associated with new technologies based on power electronics, together with better tools to optimize system operation.
