{"id":32726,"date":"2024-07-03T14:20:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T07:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esrith.com\/?p=32726"},"modified":"2024-07-03T14:20:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T07:20:28","slug":"wind-energy-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esrith.com\/en\/blog-en\/wind-energy-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"A Geographic Approach to Growing the Power Grid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Speeding Up Wind Energy Growth<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The global energy transition has a bright future and a formidable challenge.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Renewables are expected to exceed coal as the world\u2019s largest source of electricity by 2025, and in many places, green energy is now cheaper than oil, coal, or gas. Wind farms in the High Plains region of Texas, for instance, have the capacity to generate enough energy to power 9 million homes at a rate cheaper than in other parts of the state.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">But many of those turbines in the Lone Star State must be turned off to limit production because of insufficient transmission networks. Modern electric grids were designed to accommodate a few centralized power plants, not the growing number of geographically diverse renewable projects. As a result, wind energy producers seeking a connection to the grid today face an average wait of around five years while system operators study the transmission upgrades needed to reliably support the new interconnection.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">To speed up development of new projects\u2014including power generation and power transmission\u2014clean energy leaders are turning to geographic information system (GIS) technology. The operational picture GIS creates through smart maps helps power producers identify where they might connect to the grid and helps grid operators track planned wind farms that may demand new transmission capacity.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Location Insights Lay the Groundwork for Clean Energy at NextEra Energy and Beyond<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Location intelligence is essential for today\u2019s wind projects. Decision-makers use GIS analysis to find markets and sites for favorable investments, and project managers study maps to assess land availability and composition.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In an industry focused on unleashing pent-up demand, GIS is accelerating time to insight and action. <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">At NextEra Energy, the world\u2019s largest producer of wind and solar power, the technology is a center of activity. <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cWe have a presence in 49 states and Canada, and multiple teams that are using GIS, so having a resource that brings multiple sources of information together drives transparency and helps all of us to make better decisions based on the latest data,\u201d says Kevin Gildea, NextEra Energy\u2019s vice president of development.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Meanwhile, grid operators like Fingrid are employing GIS to plan expansions that will accommodate new sources of energy. \u201cIt\u2019s very important to understand, Where\u2019s the demand to connect production and where\u2019s the demand to connect consumption? And then to analyze, What are the requirements for the power grid to enable the planned projects?\u201d says Ari Tuononen, a specialist for grid services at Finland\u2019s grid operator.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">When meeting with clean energy producers, Fingrid\u2019s customer managers use maps to visualize the system\u2019s connection capacities. The data-rich operational picture can steer planners away from areas that are becoming crowded in favor of locations where renewable production can connect more quickly.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">For the US and Europe to achieve ambitious clean energy goals, collaborations between energy producers and transmission operators will be key. \u201cI\u2019m a firm believer in geography as a great common language that we can all leverage,\u201d says Andrew Norris, head of GIS at NextEra Energy. \u201cYou put a map on the table or up on the screen and everybody understands what you\u2019re talking about.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>A Wind Energy Industry in Rapid Transformation<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">When Gildea joined NextEra Energy in 2007, tracking available land was still an analog process. Gildea would record land rights in a plat book with a green highlighter.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Today, digital maps guide nearly every step of NextEra Energy\u2019s development process, from land management to market analysis to operations and maintenance. In the site selection stage, GIS allows decision-makers to see wind speeds in areas where high-voltage transmission lines are available. Maps also reveal data on population density, land use regulations, slope, and other location-sensitive factors. <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cWhen building new projects, these insights provide real-time information that helps us make smart investments,\u201d Gildea says. \u201cIt allows us to continuously improve our development processes, enhance project reliability and sustainability, and build better relationships with our customers and the communities we serve.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Location insights also facilitate communication with communities. As development progresses, project planners can communicate with landowners through iPad-based maps to demonstrate, for instance, that a planned service road won\u2019t compromise access to crops. Once land rights have been secured, a GIS dashboard guides the construction process with meteorological data and environmental assessments.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">At NextEra Energy, a single operational view is essential to risk management, alerting the team to climate threats like hurricanes and potential mitigation measures. <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cThroughout these efforts, wind producers must communicate with grid operators,\u201d Gildea says. \u201cWhen we connect into their substations, we\u2019re using GIS to have that conversation about how our line is going to come into their facilities, how their lines are coming out of the facilities, and how we need to route around.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>A Geographic Approach to Growing the Power Grid<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">For grid operators, adapting to the clean energy era means building new transmission lines and substations at an unprecedented pace. Through location software, grid planners can monitor proposed wind farms and plan transmission expansions accordingly.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">On one of Fingrid\u2019s color-coded public GIS maps, green communicates a project in permitting, yellow indicates a project with approved permitting, and red designates a project under construction or in operation. \u201cYou can immediately get a picture of what\u2019s going on,\u201d says Tuononen of the operational view location technology provides.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">When Fingrid receives a new connection inquiry from a power producer, it is logged in GIS with basic data about the project, including its status and projected output. As meetings progress, data is added and updated by the producer and Fingrid\u2019s customer managers, planners, and experts.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Fingrid\u2019s ability to visualize future development and current capacity helps the utility company advise wind energy producers. A less desirable connection point might be available today, but if a producer waits a few years, a new power line could provide an easier connection and more capacity. <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cWe forecast the development of renewable production capacity in various regions for the years to come, and we update the outlook with new data each year,\u201d Tuononen says.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Because the power generated by turbines is less stable than that of nuclear or hydropower plants, GIS analysis can also show energy producers where more investment is needed to smooth out volatility.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">For clean energy producers and the grid operators transmitting power to consumers, location insight is central to the energy transition. GIS provides a holistic picture of operations, enabling coordination that speeds progress and improves investment decisions.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"content-topic\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Unleashing GIS Technology\u2019s potential in every industries<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"qbutton default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esrith.com\/en\/about\/blog\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hover-background-color=\"#03409c\" data-hover-border-color=\"#03409c\">Read more<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Speeding Up Wind Energy Growth The global energy transition has a bright future and a formidable challenge. 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