Alternative energy is definitely a hot topic in the smart grid industry today. We recently met with Rob Spiegel, senior editor at Design News, to discuss how automation technology is helping generation of alternative energy like solar and wind become more consistent.
According to Spiegel, automation tools that manage volatile load swings are smoothing out the inconsistencies of solar and wind power generation. This has led to the growing integration of these tools into the grid and is expected to accelerate transition of alternative energy into the mainstream. He explains in the article that one way to make alternative energy more useful is to create micro-grids.
The smart grid of alternative energy sources requires advances in generation, transmission, and distribution.
Read this Design News article by Spiegel to hear more from our very own Kripa Venkat and Bart Basile from TI’s Smart Grid & Energy Solutions team to understand the important impact automation is having on alternative energy. Leave us a note below and let us know—do you foresee solar, wind or other alternative energies going mainstream thanks to automation?
For more information about TI’s role in alternative energy, visit our renewable energy page.
