Microgrids: Enhancing the Resilience of the European Megagrid

Author

Strbac, Goran ; Hatziargyriou, Nikos ; Carvalho Lopes, Joao Pecas ; Moreira, Carlos ; Dimeas, Aris ; Papadaskalopoulos, Dimitrios

Author_Institution

Imperial Coll. London, London, UK

Volume

13

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

May-June 2015

Firstpage

35

Lastpage

43

Abstract

The European electricity system of the future faces challenges of unprecedented proportions. By 2020, 20% of the European electricity demand will be met by renewable generation while, by 2030, a substantial proportion of the electricity generation would become largely decarbonized. Furthermore, beyond 2030, it is expected that significant segments of the heat and transport sectors will be electrified to meet the targets proposed by the EU governments for greenhouse gas emission reductions of at least 80% in 2050.

Keywords

air pollution control; distributed power generation; power system reliability; EU governments; European electricity demand; European electricity system; European megagrid resilience; electricity generation; greenhouse gas emission reductions; microgrids; Electricity supply industry; Europe; Microgrids; Power distribution planning; Power grids; Power system reliability; Resilience;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1540-7977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPE.2015.2397336

Filename

7091085