Smart power grid
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How can we best prepare the existing power grid for a future in which power generation is more spread out and there are more fluctuating sources? This was the research question behind the innovative research programme on electromagnetic power technology (IOP EMVT), which concluded in October with the presentation of the book, Opgewekt door de buurt (Generated in the neighbourhood). “The development of smart power grids is progressing on two fronts,” says project leader Professor Lou van der Sluis. “There is a lot of small-scale generation from solar panels, but there is also a growing degree of international exchange of energy through large-scale wind parks.” Prof. Van der Sluis, who led the programme with colleagues from TU Delft and TU Eindhoven, feels that tomorrow’s power grid needs more ICT. You can order the book from geertwessel.boltje@agentschap.nl.
