Markets and Investments
The first objective of this workstream tackles an aspect of intermitent energy sources and was to establish the role and value of "smart" appliances in managing a system with large wind penetration. This was prioritised so that it could inform the debate on smart metering and smart grids. Substantial progress has been made on analytical models for how manipulation of demand can be an alternative economic solution to manage secure operation of the system in a cost effective manner. We have also studied how wind generators fare under different market arrangements in GB and in Denmark, and how the GB market rules might need to change in order to accommodate more flexible generation.
Assessment of optimal transmission investment with wind generation is an important objective. Analysis is being produced to establish whether present network standards may be a barrier to the implementation of technically effective and economically efficient solutions that enhance the utilisation of the existing assets and facilitate timely connection of new generating plant and demand. The new "corrective control" based approach that formed the heart of the Smart Flexible Controls work-stream in our proposal has been shown to release to users much greater capacity than the present standard prescribes.
Work-stream Leader
Professor Richard J Green
Director, Institute for Energy Research and Policy
JG Smith Building
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8216
Email: r.j.green@bham.ac.uk