This event took place on 24th January 2006 at 10:30am (10:30 GMT)
Berrill Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Can renewable energy provide reliable power? Will it need extensive back up?
The energy available from the winds, waves, tides and the sun varies in ways which may not match variations in energy demand- sometimes there will be too much power, at other times not enough.
Is this a significant problem, or can these new sources be integrated into the grid system without the need for extensive backup or energy storage capacity?
The conference will look the technical options for reconciling the differing patterns of supply and demand.
Chair: Godfrey Boyle (OU) 3.45Dave Toke (DESIRE Project) Interactive Load Management/Prediction 4.05Bob Everett (EERU) Small and Micro-CHP and the Informated Grid 4.25Brian Hurley (Airtricity) Offshore Wind Grids 4.45 Discussant: David Infield (CREST) 5.00 Discussion Close of Conference
Can renewable energy provide reliable power? Will it need extensive back up?
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