Renewable Energy
A Bright Future for Renewable Energy
Transitioning to renewable energy systems is driving the global shift to clean power through wind, solar, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Your mission is to ensure seamless renewable energy integration and the long-term reliability of decentralized assets. To optimize your operations and secure your green energy infrastructure, we provide a holistic toolset for primary asset diagnostics, protection testing, substation commissioning, and cybersecurity.
Managing Distributed Energy Systems
The renewable energy sector involves managing electricity from non-fossil sources across vast, decentralized sites. We support you as an essential partner, providing portable, rugged, and automated testing tools that instill high confidence in system interoperability while performing complex protection verification at the point of common coupling (PCC) and during the maintenance of distributed energy systems.
Key Focus Areas and Methodologies
To ensure long-term stability and strict grid code compliance across decentralized sites, the renewable energy sector utilizes these focus areas and methodologies:
Stability in Rapid Construction
The primary pressure in renewable energy is the rapid pace of construction versus strict grid code requirements. Key problems include verifying Low-Voltage Ride-Through (LVRT) capabilities and maintaining stability across distributed energy systems. Typical risks involve localized faults cascading into regional outages and the increasing threat of cyberattacks on wind and solar power systems.
Compliance with Global Renewable Standards
The renewable energy sector adheres to international frameworks to ensure safe grid connections and maintain regulatory incident reporting compliance.
Global standards for interconnecting distributed resources into industrial power systems.
Specialized communication standards for monitoring wind and solar power systems.
Strict requirements, such as ENTSO-E for voltage control and frequency stability.
Critical mandates for incident reporting and OT security.
The Hybrid Plant Horizon
The renewable energy sector is shifting toward Hybrid Plants and Grid-Forming Inverters to manage long-duration storage. In the near future, success will be defined by digitizing the commissioning process and utilizing real-time data management to demonstrate compliance with regulators. As systems become more complex, a shift toward security-by-design will be essential to keep decentralized energy generation infrastructure resilient and efficient.
Value & Outcomes
Efficiency Gains
Enable rapid commissioning and significantly reduce time spent on Site Acceptance Tests (SAT).
System Confidence
Guarantee grid code compliance and minimize the risk of localized faults cascading into outages.
Grid Resilience
Maintain a clear health record for geographically dispersed assets to ensure a high return on investment.
How can we speed up commissioning for large-scale solar farms?
By using our predefined Protection Testing Library (PTL) templates, you can automate routine tests across thousands of points. Additionally, combining CMCheck RE with the CMC 310 offers a tailored solution for anti-islanding testing, while the ARCO 400 is ideal for DER sites connected via auto-reclosers.
Can we test the Low-Voltage Ride-Through (LVRT) logic safely?
Yes, our RelaySimTest solution allows you to simulate grid transients digitally to verify protection logic without stressing physical equipment. This supports reliable renewable energy integration with minimal interruptions.
How should we manage testing data for assets spread across a wide area?
CORTEX Grid and PTM DataSync provide a central cloud-based repository, ensuring all field technicians have access to the latest test plans and historical data for efficient renewable energy maintenance.
Is our renewable site at risk of cyberattacks?
As distributed energy systems become more connected, the risk grows. StationGuard provides real-time visibility into your network, alerting you to unauthorized access or unusual patterns that could signal a threat to your wind and solar power systems.
Is it possible to monitor cybersecurity for a remote site?
Yes, our StationGuard solution provides autonomous intrusion detection that alerts you to threats over your remote connection.