{"id":4492,"date":"2023-03-03T08:49:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T07:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redelfi.com\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2025-01-14T18:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:03:15","slug":"bess-a-new-solution-to-power-grid-instability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redelfi.com\/en\/news-en\/bess-a-new-solution-to-power-grid-instability\/","title":{"rendered":"BESS: a new solution to power grid instability\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When it comes to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">renewable energy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, it is also necessary to deal with the other side of the coin: the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">problems of power grid instability<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">By their nature, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">renewable resources<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> are <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">unpredictable<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and not always available. Energy grids powered by green sources are more prone to instability. Let&#8217;s see how electric <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">battery\u00a0energy storage systems<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (BESS) can be the solution.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Grid instability: what it is and what it entails<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wind and solar resources<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> are variable. Winds may stop blowing and clouds may cover the sun and also solar panels. What does all this entail? <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">A drastic drop in power output<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and grid instability.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">power grid<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> there are certain parameters that must work in sync.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Variations in voltage, frequency<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">reactive power<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> can damage entire sections of the grid, requiring <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">protective relays<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to trip. All this results in problems throughout the grid and so-called <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">security blackouts<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With the increasing deployment of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">renewables<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> on grids without<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> storage systems<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, power outages are occurring more frequently. To avoid overloads, some areas of the grid are disconnected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is an issue to be reckoned with in the context of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">energy transition<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> that is critical to the well-being of our planet. In a world increasingly devoted to the use of renewable energy, it is important to stabilize reactive power management. This is why <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">battery-based energy storage systems<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (BESS) may be the solution to the problem.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">How battery energy storage systems work<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">BESS<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">s can <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">store and conserve\u00a0electrical energy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Batteries<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> accumulate and store energy by absorbing excesses in the grid and ensuring its availability over time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In this way,<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> renewable energy can be integrated into the power grid<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, ensuring the necessary grid stability.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Energy storage systems are parks of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">rechargeable batteries<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, sets of batteries as large as containers. The batteries store and conserve energy to ensure continuity of supply during times of declining electricity by redistributing the stored energy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">BESS and grid stabilization.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A major goal to be achieved by 2030 is to help save the world from the adverse effects of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">climate change<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> also caused by the exploitation of nonrenewable energy resources.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Electricity<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> assumes an increasingly important role in this. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">To take full advantage of renewables<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, we need grids that can handle any newly introduced instabilities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The need to harness and implement electricity storage systems is becoming more and more compelling from an efficiency perspective. This requires investment and new technology to serve the cause.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BESS solve the problem of grid instability induced by unstable energy sources, such as renewables.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Investing in energy storage systems is, to date, the right choice that Redelfi is pursuing, as a pioneer company in the industry and as an example for the not-too-distant future.<\/span><span 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