US EditionInterview: Spain Must Upgrade Power Grid to Match Renewable Energy Shift, Expert Warns
- On April 28, Spain experienced a widespread blackout caused by instability in the national electricity grid.
- The blackout followed several days of extreme voltage fluctuations that led AELEC to demand a thorough investigation including events before the collapse.
- AELEC and experts criticized Entso-E’s limited 20-second analysis, highlighting ongoing morning instability on April 28 and prior days that triggered automatic disconnections.
- Energy expert Jordi Sole emphasized that the electrical grid has not been sufficiently updated to accommodate the increasing integration of renewable energy sources, calling for urgent modernization to improve its stability and flexibility.
- Spain is investing in costly natural gas plants to stabilize grid reliability short term despite risks to sustainability and rising costs for consumers and businesses.
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Interview: Spain must upgrade power grid to match renewable energy shift, expert warns
BARCELONA, Spain, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Spain must adapt its electrical grid to reflect the country's evolving energy landscape or risk more large-scale blackouts, Jordi Sole, an energy expert and professor at the University of Barcelona, told Xinhua in an interview on Tuesday. Read full story
Electrics Charge Against the Omission in European Investigations of “Significant Oscillations” in the Peninsula Before the Blackout
The main employer of the sector, Aelec, in which large names of the sector such as Iberdrola, Endesa or EDP are represented, charged this Tuesday against the omission in the European investigation of “significant oscillations of tension throughout the Iberian network” both the same morning of the energy zero and the previous week. “Surprisingly, the preliminary analysis that Entso-E, an entity that coordinates and groups the European System Oper…
Iberdrola, Endesa and EDP Ask to Investigate "Extreme and Generalized Variations" of Tension in Days Prior to the Blackout
They call for research into both the variations that took place that morning, hours before the blackout, and the 22nd and 24th of April Why the cyberattack hypothesis remains alive two weeks after the big blackout Aelec, the association that integrates Iberdrola, Endesa and EDP, has asked that the investigation into the electrical blackout in Peninsular Spain and Portugal on 28 April include the “extreme and widespread” variations of tension in …
Spain Invests in Costly Gas Power to Boost Grid Resilience Following Blackout – EUROP INFO
Spain’s Energy Evolution: Strengthening Reliability Through Gas Power Investments In response to a recent power failure that raised concerns about the reliability of its energy infrastructure, Spain has initiated a notable effort to bolster its electricity grid by increasing investments in gas-fired power plants. This strategic move comes as the country grapples with the complex interplay of energy supply and demand, especially during peak usage…
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Large Electrics Ask to Investigate "Extreme" Voltage Variations in the Days Leading up to the Blackout
Aelec, an association that integrates Iberdrola, Endesa and EDP, has asked that the research on the electrical blackout in Peninsular Spain and Portugal last April 28 include the "extreme and generalized" variations of voltage in the network during the morning of that day and even on the 22nd and 24th of that month.
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