The Chief Executives' Club at Queen's together with Engineers Ireland, in association with the IET, were delighted to host the 21st Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Lecture, entitled ‘“A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache” Security of supply in a low carbon energy system’ given by Professor Keith Bell, University Strathclyde.
A transition of the energy system to a low-carbon one is an essential part of the wider economy’s transition to net zero. That economy will benefit from the very low cost of new renewable generation and reduced dependency on imports of fossil fuels. But can an energy system dominated by weather-dependent renewables really meet society’s need for reliable supplies of energy?
This talk addresses some of the main challenges in ensuring security of supply in a renewables-dominated energy system, from ensuring stable responses to faults to filling in gaps in production during ‘Dunkelflaute’. It looks at use of models and data in system operation and planning and the need for ‘system thinking’ to ensure that the various elements of what is, in effect, a large, complex socio-techno-economic system fit together with coherence of engineering, markets and public policy. And, finally, it compares UK and Northern Ireland energy strategies and the extent to which clear directions have been set that lead to low carbon, reliable supplies of energy.
This lecture is part of the NI Science Festival 2023.
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