Empowering the Future: Building Grid 3.0 for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Key Ideas
- President Biden's Executive Order 14057 aims for carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035, prompting the need for a transformation to Grid 3.0.
- Virginia Tech's Electrified Green Infrastructure Power Conversion lab leads research in developing Grid 3.0 with tools simulating diverse energy sources and loads.
- Research at the lab focuses on AC and DC microgrids, high-voltage transmission, offshore wind and solar farms, electric vehicle infrastructure, and green hydrogen production systems.
- Experts and researchers emphasize the necessity of collaboration in creating a sustainable and innovative grid for the future at the Center for Power Electronics annual conference.
The article discusses the transition from the current electrical grid (Grid 2.0) to the future grid (Grid 3.0) that is essential for achieving carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035, as mandated by President Biden's Executive Order 14057. Grid 3.0 will need to incorporate alternative energy sources like wind and solar while meeting the increasing demand for electric vehicles. Virginia Tech's Electrified Green Infrastructure Power Conversion lab is at the forefront of this research, focusing on creating a sustainable, high-efficiency grid. The lab's testing facility allows researchers to work on AC and DC microgrids, high-voltage transmission, offshore wind and solar farms, electric vehicle infrastructure, and green hydrogen production systems. Collaboration is emphasized as crucial for successful innovation and impact in creating the grid of the future.