Renewable sources of energy continue to grow as a percentage of energy provided to electrical power grids. In a CERAWeek 2019 panel, Renewables & Gas Integration: Is there an efficient frontier?, Emerson’s Bob Yeager shared his perspectives on the role of technology and automation in managing this energy mix.
Panel moderator, IHS Markit’s Tim Gardner open by showing some statistics on how the incremental costs of adding renewable sources of energy grows rapidly as more carbon-based sources of power generation are reduced. One panelist noted that this frontier between natural gas generation sources and renewable sources is very market specific and not common across all regions.
One way to address the increasing renewable energy percentage is to invest in energy storage technologies including batteries, thermal storage, and other forms based on what’s available in the range. Decarbonization is also occurring by replacing coal with natural gas fuel for electrical generation. Continue Reading ▶
In a CERAWeek 2019 panel session, Emerson’s 
