Germany begins trial to curb grid congestion

Around 70 partners, including grid operators, power producers, consumers, and traders in eastern Germany, have launched a trial to find cheap and efficient ways of resolving costly grid congestion on windy days, for example by using demand flexibility, reports Nathan Witkop for Montel. “We need to build power line networks if the energy transition is to succeed, but networks alone will not suffice,” Dirk Biermann, head of the eastern German grid operator 50Hertz, told reporters in Berlin. Integrating large volumes of renewable energy would require “intelligent solutions” that make the most use of existing infrastructure, he added.

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For background, read the dossier The energy transition and Germany’s power grid.