Spain's power plants are burning more gas since blackout, sending gas demand up
Spain's power plants are burning more gas since blackout, sending gas demand up
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51413113
Spain's power plants are burning more gas since blackout, sending gas demand up
reuters.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51413113
they might have done it this way because hydro, nuclear (or any steam turbine based) or gas (or any gas turbine based) generation is rotating generation, which helps to stabilize grid in a way that solar or (some of) wind power doesn't. on top of that, many of solar installations won't output energy without mains (grid-followers). getting rid of that would be a is a complex problem that would require infrastructure buildout and policy changes
For me, it appears that they are importing less energy and increasing their local production.
Most likely they are boycotting the French nuclear power producers that are happy to sell them power at inflated prices during demand times, but block any progress on enhanced interconnectivity that would allow Spain to sell much cheaper renewable energy to them.
There is already research done on virtual oscillators and stuff for grid building that might be better than spinning heavy things pretty soon
you can just put a flywheel on synchronous machine and it also works, especially where you have infra left over after coal plant shutdown or something similar
Correct: https://www.energyconnects.com/news/gas-lng/2025/may/spain-boosts-costlier-gas-power-to-secure-grid-after-blackout/