At our Renewable Energy Integration Facility (REIF) in Newcastle, we are researching how we can integrate renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, into the grid. The state-of-the-art facility uses scaled-down versions of the grid to determine the impacts of different energy sources under real-world conditions. It includes solar and power-grid simulators to represent different grid conditions. The facility also allows us to investigate how different storage options, like batteries, influence our energy use. We can determine how to generate a stable electricity supply using the solar we generate on site, without the costs and disruptions of testing when connected to the grid.
Take a tour of the REIF and learn more about research into renewable energy and the grid in this short video.
Visit www.csiro.au/REIF for more information on CSIRO’s state-of-the-art facilities in energy efficiency.
For more technical detail, visit the interactive self-navigation tour: www.csiro.au/energy/360tours/REIF
Transcript: www.csiro.au/EF/Videos/Vimeo/Matching-renewable-energy-sources-with-the-grid/video-transcript
Post time: Jul-09-2017