Assuming the issue that brought the grid down was lack of inertia (very likely), there are two zero carbon ways to address this:
1. Figure out how to do so with batteries and electronic controllers providing inertia from the batteries. This will take time to get right but is doable.
2. Build nuclear plants. The large nuclear plants have tremendous inertia.
One thing I think you all got a little wrong. When load increases, that increases the counter magnetic force on a turbine. The turbine then increases the gas it burns to counter that force - to keep itself at 60 (or 50 in Europe)Hz.
I go into detail about the fact that we don’t face this issue in Colorado. YET!
Great conversation. I hadn't listened to Greg Jackson before and he came across really clearly.
His mother would definitely be proud! Happy to introduce you to the team running Finn Grid.
Finland has made that transition (is across the street) so always good to understand how their mix works and what a modern grid looks like.
Excellent. There is much there to develop a competing narrative to counter the populists.
Assuming the issue that brought the grid down was lack of inertia (very likely), there are two zero carbon ways to address this:
1. Figure out how to do so with batteries and electronic controllers providing inertia from the batteries. This will take time to get right but is doable.
2. Build nuclear plants. The large nuclear plants have tremendous inertia.
One thing I think you all got a little wrong. When load increases, that increases the counter magnetic force on a turbine. The turbine then increases the gas it burns to counter that force - to keep itself at 60 (or 50 in Europe)Hz.
I go into detail about the fact that we don’t face this issue in Colorado. YET!
https://liberalandlovingit.substack.com/p/can-the-spainportugal-blackout-happen