Capacity factor is defined as (using Wiki instead of the long and winding explanation from ChatGPT): “The ratio of the electrical energy produced by a generating unit for the period of time considered to the electrical energy that could have been produced at continuous full power operation during the same period.” The capacity factors for …
Let’s Take a Look at the Capacity Factor for EV Batteries Read More »
Lately, there has been much focus on new shining objects like AI(ChatGPT), PtX, hydrogen, energy islands, and the massive European expansion of offshore wind. However, we should not turn our attention away from the fact that: There will be 1+ million EVs on the roads in Denmark by 2030. It will require heavy lifting and …
Is Denmark Prepared for V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything)? Read More »
My latest educational posts dealt with grid services in the Nordic Synchronous Area: – FCR-D – A Dream V2G Service? – FCR-N – The Tough V2G Service. This – my last post in this series – deals with FFR – Fast Frequency Regulation. It poses the question: Could it be a “V2G service”? From Energinet (Danish …
Case in point : Frequency-Controlled Disturbance Reserves (FCR-D) for the Nordic Grid. In my previous post I described FCR-D as a potential “Dream V2G service”. Let’s dwell on some details: The FCR-D pricing was analyzed from 1/1/2022 until 3/31/2023 (see figure 1 and figure 2). The daily volume (Eastern Denmark and Sweden) was around 600 …
Electric grid services – Flexibility is the key. Read More »
Is there one thing we have learned over the last years it is the need for a flexible electricity grid. Changing weather patterns, stopped or blown up pipelines, external shocks like the war in Ukraine leads to a very dynamic energy production and even to energy scarcity. To cope with our energy dependence on these …
