Integration in the power system

Wind power is becoming increasingly important as the electricity system shifts toward a higher share of renewable energy. As it’s role expands, wind generation is expected to provide more support to the grid through a range of ancillary services. Wind farms will not only need to participate more actively in existing support service markets, but also help introduce new capabilities, such as the provision of reactive power. At the same time, expanding or reinforcing the Swedish grid is both costly and time-consuming. This makes it essential to use the current infrastructure more efficiently in order to enable further wind power deployment. One way to strengthen grid support while also creating additional revenue streams for owners is to integrate wind turbines with energy storage solutions, for example batteries, methanol, or hydrogen systems.

SWC projects

Black-start and island operation of wind farms in Sweden – Pre-study and initial analysis

Electric power systems are the essential infrastructure of every country that supports more or less every aspect of modern societies. As such, their reliable and resilient operation is prerequisite for industrial development, energy transition and electrification of society. In the recent years, the power system operation has been supported by more and more actors using the grid including distributed generation such as wind farms.

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Speeding Wind Integration utilizing Possibilities with future Energy variation (SWIPE)

This project aims to support the integration of wind power and to analyze energy variations on an hourly basis in future energy scenarios.

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Research project within the theme

Wind power with voltage-, and frequency support as well as island mode

The project will develop and study wind turbine’s ability and possibility to be an active participant in producing renewable electric power and ancillary services to the Swedish grid. The goal of the project is that more wind turbines should deliver ancillary services to the grid and that the security of the supply for the Swedish grid increases.

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Hydrogen's possibilities for wind power

Wind power producers have identified the possibility to produce hydrogen when electricity prices are low. The produced hydrogen can come to good use in other sectors and thus benefit the climate. There is potential for large scale production of green hydrogen in combination with wind power.

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