Explain how electricity systems have traditionally operated with baseload and load-following conventional generators
Introduce and explain the basic operational characteristics of the main types of electricity generation technologies, including fossil fuel, nuclear and renewables
Describe how electricity system operations change when there are increasing penetrations of variable renewables
Discuss the technologies, measures and operating practices at our disposal to cost-effectively incorporate and manage high penetrations of variable renewables
Consider how the operation of electricity systems may change in the future, with changes in electricity demand patterns and the emergence of new technologies
Understand how different countries are managing the integration of variable renewables into their electricity systems.
