How can the stability of an increasingly complex and decentralised power system be ensured? And why has system “stability” – a topic that, 30 years ago, was far from being one of the main concerns – now become central to the functioning and operation of the electricity system? In this second part of Science Bits with João Peças Lopes, Director of INESC TEC and Emeritus Professor at the University of Porto, we explore how digitalisation, data and artificial intelligence are transforming the operation of electricity networks.
From forecasting consumption and renewable energy generation to smart grids, and from the role of consumers to energy communities, this conversation delves into the major challenges of the energy transition and the future of an electricity system that, as the expert highlights, “is constantly being pushed out of balance, but always returns to a state of equilibrium.”
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