Challenges of variable energy resource integration and power system security: Lessons from the 2025 Iberian system blackout

This editorial explores the challenge posed by the growing integration of variable energy resources (VERs) into power systems, referencing the April 28, 2025 blackout in the Iberian grid as a case study. Despite robust grid infrastructure and dispatchable generation capacity, a sharp solar ramp, low...

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spelling Gonzalez, Mauro2025-02-06 00:00:002025-08-16T14:15:16Z2025-02-06 00:00:002025-02-06https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12585/14169https://doi.org/10.32397/tesea.vol6.n1.91110.32397/tesea.vol6.n1.9112745-0120This editorial explores the challenge posed by the growing integration of variable energy resources (VERs) into power systems, referencing the April 28, 2025 blackout in the Iberian grid as a case study. Despite robust grid infrastructure and dispatchable generation capacity, a sharp solar ramp, low demand, and limited voltage control led to system collapse. The event underscores the need for improved ancillary services, real-time visibility of distributed generation, and greater demand-side flexibility to ensure reliable operation under high VER penetration.application/pdfengUniversidad Tecnológica de BolívarMauro Gonzalez-Sierra - 2025https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2https://revistas.utb.edu.co/tesea/article/view/911Challenges of variable energy resource integration and power system security: Lessons from the 2025 Iberian system blackoutChallenges of variable energy resource integration and power system security: Lessons from the 2025 Iberian system blackoutArtículo de revistainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1Journal articleTextinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85International Energy Agency (IEA). World Energy Outlook 2022, 2022. [2] Andrés Inzunza, Rodrigo Moreno, Alejandro Bernales, and Hugh Rudnick. CVaR constrained planning of renewable generation with consideration of system inertial response, reserve services and demand participation. Energy Economics, 59:104–117, September 2016. [3] Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. GB power system disruption on 9 August 2019, Energy Emergencies Executive Committee (E3C): Final report, January 2020. [4] Benjamin F. Hobbs, Venkat Krishnan, J. Zhang, Hendrik F. Hamann, Carlo Siebenschuh, Rui Zhang, Binghui Li, Ibrahim Krad, Evangelia Spyrou, YijiaoWang, and Shu Zhang. Development of Flexible Ramp Product Procurement for the California ISO using Probabilistic Solar Power Forecasts. 2021. [5] Luigi Viola, Saeed Nordin, Daniel Dotta, Mohammad Reza Hesamzadeh, Ross Baldick, and Damian Flynn. Ancillary Services in Power System Transition Toward a 100% Non-Fossil Future: Market Design Challenges in the United States and Europe, October 2023. arXiv:2311.02090 [physics, q-fin]. [6] Red Eléctrica de España. Datos del sistema eléctrico español, 2025. Accessed on May 2025. Used for obtaining data tables and creating graphs.Transactions on Energy Systems and Engineering Applications616https://revistas.utb.edu.co/tesea/article/download/911/451Núm. 1 , Año 2025 : Transactions on Energy Systems and Engineering Applications120.500.12585/14169oai:repositorio.utb.edu.co:20.500.12585/141692025-08-16 09:15:16.756https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Mauro Gonzalez-Sierra - 2025metadata.onlyhttps://repositorio.utb.edu.coRepositorio Digital Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívarbdigital@metabiblioteca.com
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