02/21/2018
Posted by: Windfair Editors
Smarter Grids Needed to Secure Cost Savings
Official Press Release WindEurope:
Smarter roll-out of electricity grids makes integrating 35% renewables easier and cheaper
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The integration of increasing shares of renewable energy into electricity grids is getting easier and cheaper. Smart grids, demand response, flexible wind turbines and storage are helping to do this. But we need to upgrade and expand the grid to secure the significant cost savings that an interconnected power market could offer.
If renewables are to meet 35% of Europe’s energy needs by 2030, then investments in electricity grids need to be more strategic. That’s what the Renewables Grid Initiative and WindEurope will tell participants at today’s Grids meet Renewables conference in Brussels. To deliver an adequate grid in Europe and further reduce... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope
