Large increase in renewable energy reserves

Artificial intelligence and machine learning will make a huge difference in increasing our dependence on sporadic renewable wind and solar energy.

In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg interviews Dalia Patiño-Echeverri, professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.

As renewable energy is deployed at a rapid pace, ensuring spare or reserve power is available to meet peak demand is critical. Patiño-Echeverri uses sophisticated forecasting models to accurately predict fluctuations in renewable energy and the need to increase or decrease reserve generation.

“We will be in a better position to integrate the valuable renewable energy that we obtain from solar and wind energy because we will consider all possibilities and prepare our system in the best way to cope with the variability and uncertainty of these resources,” said Patiño-Echeverri.

“The biggest benefit we see in our technology is that we will have the appropriate level of reserves at all times and in our system.”

“With artificial intelligence and machine learning, we have found ways to run more sophisticated models that require more computational resources. We found ways to simplify these requirements and found ways to run them faster. interviews Dalia Patiño-Echeverri

Dalia Patiño-Echeverri is the Gendell Associate Professor of Energy Systems and Public Policy at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, where she researches, evaluates, and proposes technological, policy, and market approaches to contribute to achieving a balance between environmental sustainability, affordability, and and reliability of power systems. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. in industrial engineering from the University of the Andes in Bogota, Colombia, and a doctorate in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University.

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