Hybrid Wind-Solar in the Age of Saturated Grids

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Recording of Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | The smarter E Europe 2024 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 16:49 .

RWE Renewables Presents Strategies for Hybrid Wind and Solar Projects to Overcome Grid Infrastructure Challenges

Kyle Ryan, a senior solar engineer at RWE Renewables, presents on hybrid wind and solar solutions in the context of saturated grid infrastructure. RWE Renewables is a leading global renewable energy company with significant rankings in offshore wind and solar installations across various regions including the US, UK, Europe, and Australia. The company's diverse portfolio spans over 20 years with investments heavily rooted in green technologies aiming for 65 gigawatts of installed capacity by 2030. The primary challenge addressed is grid-related issues such as connection delays, lack of transparency from operators, increasing prices for connections, congestion problems especially seen in Spain due to oversupply. To counter these challenges strategically while optimizing resources and increasing revenue streams without extensive land use or new infrastructure expenditures. RWE Renewables considers hybridizing existing assets mainly through integrating solar into current wind farms to enhance production capacity efficiently using shared infrastructures. This approach also mitigates financial uncertainties typically associated with standalone projects hence proposing an optimized solution that balances resource utilization against environmental constraints effectively

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Kyle David Ryan
Senior Project Engineer, Solar Engineering
RWE Renewables Europe & Australia GmbH
Germany

Hybrid power plants play a crucial role in addressing the flexibility limitations of variable renewables. Solar and wind and/or battery storage systems improve grid-stability, allow to integrate more renewable energy and offer potential additional revenue for power plant operators.

This session will include:

  • Hybrid solar power plant case studies
  • Status and developments of hybrid solar power plant systems
  • Policy frameworks for a solar-based hybrid power supply

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President
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