Distribution networks to undergo immense expansion and automation by 2050: DNV GL
The world’s transmission and distribution networks will experience immense expansion and automation as we approach the mid-century, says DNV GL in its Energy Transition Outlook 2018 – Power Supply and Use Forecast to 2050 report. Read on for more predictions on the power sector in 2050...
The world’s transmission and distribution networks will experience immense expansion and automation as we approach the mid-century, says DNV GL in its Energy Transition Outlook 2018 – Power Supply and Use Forecast to 2050 report. The electrification of energy demand and the dispersed nature of wind and solar will be key contributors to this growth.
Digitisation is expected to play a key role in driving this increase, particularly in data collection and communication, and distributed control. For instance, the report forecasts that future distributed systems will allow for automated control functions that will enable even the lowest-level substations to perform actions that would previously have had to have been manually implemented in a control centre. Improved communications between devices will also allow for faster, more accurate, and more robust data. These will be critical to improve asset utilisation, energy efficiency, and demand response.
Digitisation is expected to play a key role in driving this increase, particularly in data collection and communication, and distributed control. For instance, the report forecasts that future distributed systems will allow for automated control functions that will enable even the lowest-level substations to perform actions that would previously have had to have been manually implemented in a control centre. Improved communications between devices will also allow for faster, more accurate, and more robust data. These will be critical to improve asset utilisation, energy efficiency, and demand response.