Next Level Hybrid Power Plants
(Room Rheinsaal 1)
28 Jun 17
4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
Tracks:
Track D - Integration & Energy Storage
Large information companies such as Microsoft, Facebook and Apple have established their own power industry enterprises and try to control the information on the end consumer energy demand side. In the following we give some suggestions for power industry strategies against this big data monopoly. Worldwide fast growing renewable power installations like photovoltaic and wind are changing the power business. The result of this fast growth is an increasing risk of grid instability. MAN presents solutions to stable the grid. Grid stabilization The new power market requests new features for engines and gas turbines, which are until now designed for base load applications. The new features are 2.000 starts a year, part load strength and quick zero to full load in a minimum of time. We will present answer and solution for these requests, based on a presentation of a reference case in Germany. Advanced energy storage Advanced energy storage is a fast growing segment which is drifting away from classic storage solutions like thermal or hydro pump storage. New Li-ion power plants are mainly driven by the automotive industry developments. MAN Diesel and Turbo as part of Volkswagen Group will be a main driver of this business. We present Li-ion storage history and future trends. Decentralized, smart and flexible power plants Smart microgrids to control the energy demand and production will be presented. The smartness of these micro grids is depending on smart engine/turbine plants and a control system to manage the fluctuating renewable outputs, weather forecast, battery storage capacity, fluctuating energy prices, energy trading, preventive power plant maintenance, digitized 4.0 industrial customers, E-cars, private households and communities. Next level Hybrid Power Plants Renewable energy is pushing the whole world to a new energy production, control and demand management level. MAN Diesel and Turbo will present the “Next level Hybrid Power Plant”.