A new energetic scenario with renewable energy

Abstract

The   article   presents   a   summary   of   the   new   energy scenario,  based  on  distributed  generation  and  on  the integration into the electricity networks of the generators of  small  and  medium  power.  They  are  based  on  clean technologies and renewable energy, including cogeneration,   micro-generation   with  renewables  (non-fossil  energy  sources,  such  as  wind,  solar,  geothermal, tidal,  hydroelectric,  biomass),  energy  storage  systems, energy  efficiency  techniques,  and  flexibility  and  demand responsibility techniques. The perspective shows a new system, where thousands or millions  of  users  are  their  own  generators,  becoming producers   and   consumers   of   electricity.   All   these generators  will  be  interconnected  through  an  electricity network  totally  interactive  and  intelligent.  For  this  new environment a  sophisticated control and communications technologies  are  required  to  ensure  the  correct  operation of the electricity networks, the creation of new models of power distribution, and advanced technology development  of  energy  storage,  power  electronics  and superconductor devices.  The main technology that can lead to this new revolution, equivalent   to   the   technology   of   silicon,   which   is revolutionizing  the  conventional  limits  of  electricity  and electronics, is nanotechnology, as well as its applications in the development of new nanostructured materials. The new  energy  systems  will  present  smaller  scale,  will  be easier  to  build  and  dismantle,  decentralized,  renewable, with localized and decentralized energy production.