Seminar: Advances and Challenges for a More Flexible and Robust Electrical System
Aula Magna, Casa Central, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile, from 9 a.m. onwards.
hile 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.
In this context, the seminar “Flexibility and robustness of the electrical system”, organized by the Energy Center of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and EDF power solutions, seeks to generate a space for reflection on how to operate the system more efficiently and safely, making the most of the attributes of the new technologies that will be incorporated.
The conference will address issues associated with the attributes of system flexibility, operational challenges, the role of new technologies and the regulatory adjustments needed to move towards a more adaptable, reliable and sustainable electricity system.
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