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Ancillary Services Provision and Renewable Energy Integration

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This lecture presents the Pesren project, focusing on Ancillary Services Provision to Network Level 1 studies and distributed energy resources. The instructor discusses the motivation, objectives, and the project's contribution to the Swiss power system. Detailed analysis of wind generation and PV systems is provided, along with future steps and scenarios for integrating renewable energy sources into the power system.

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Variable renewable energy (VRE) or intermittent renewable energy sources (IRES) are renewable energy sources that are not dispatchable due to their fluctuating nature, such as wind power and solar power, as opposed to controllable renewable energy sources, such as dammed hydroelectricity or biomass, or relatively constant sources, such as geothermal power. The use of small amounts of intermittent power has little effect on grid operations. Using larger amounts of intermittent power may require upgrades or even a redesign of the grid infrastructure.

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