Hybrid systems based on renewable energy sources (RES) serve as a crucial factor in ensuring the reliability of power grids under conditions of large‑scale RES deployment, Report informs, citing Elchin Targuliyev, Director of the Technologies and Innovations Department at SOCAR Green, speaking during a panel discussion at the 31st Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition in Baku.
“As the integration of renewable energy into the power system increases, the nature of the task before us changes. The issue is no longer just how to increase the share of RES, but how to do so without compromising the flexibility and reliability of energy systems. In this context, hybrid renewable systems become one of the key tools for maintaining grid security during widespread RES deployment. First and foremost, solar power generation has a very specific profile and is highly dependent on weather conditions. A similar situation applies to wind energy. However, using them together effectively reduces generation instability. This is because solar generation requires clear, calm weather, while wind energy, on the contrary, needs more dynamic and changing atmospheric conditions. Thus, the two sources compensate each other to some extent. Integrating both technologies with energy storage systems allows for even more balanced and reliable power supply,” Targuliyev emphasised.
In his assessment, this indicates that the future development of renewable energy will be largely hybrid in nature. “However, hybridisation also brings very serious challenges. In particular, it is necessary to select areas that have favourable potential for both solar and wind generation or other combinable technologies. As for hydrogen, it will become an integral part of the energy transformation in the coming decade, especially when striving for carbon neutrality. This is primarily because it is impossible to simply electrify heavy industrial facilities and sectors where emission reductions are difficult. Therefore, an intermediate energy carrier is needed – a means to convert renewable energy into usable fuel for such hard‑to‑abate facilities. Hydrogen is fully capable of fulfilling this function.”
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