An integrated view of the challenges of modern power systems, with high penetration of variable renewable energy, power electronics, and new energy vectors. It addresses optimization, stability, and protection, as well as energy recovery from agro-industrial waste, polygeneration, and synthetic fuels as solutions to strengthen the resilience of the energy system and advance decarbonization.
Intended for professionals in the energy and electricity sector, officials from energy ministries and regulatory bodies, consultants, academics, researchers, and final-year engineering students interested in the operation of modern power systems, renewable energy, and new energy solutions for the energy transition.
Block 1: Stability, protection, and resilience of the power system.
Block 2: New energy vectors and integrated solutions.
Alejandro Garcés, Technological University of Pereira: Full Professor of Electrical Engineering, PhD in Engineering from NTNU, IEEE Senior Member, and Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and IET-Renewable Power Generation. His areas of work include mathematical optimization and system dynamics applied to power systems, renewable energy, and HVDC transmission.
Clara Isabel Ortiz Valdez, National Autonomous University of Honduras: MSc in Fluid Thermodynamic Engineering, MSc in Business Management, and Industrial Chemical Engineer. Lecturer in Industrial Chemical Engineering at UNAH, member of the Faculty of Engineering Board of Directors, and with more than 10 years of experience in the chemical industry, management, finance, logistics operations, and technical-commercial advisory.
Participants will be able to identify the main dynamic stability challenges in inverter-dominated systems.
They will recognize the limitations of traditional protection schemes in power systems with high renewable penetration.
They will analyze the potential for energy recovery from agro-industrial waste as a source of dispatchable renewable energy.
Available as a file for asynchronous enrollment and certification. Recordings available for review in self-paced mode.
Source file:
Technical Data Sheet_Smart_Grids-F.docx. Enrollment open; Spanish language; basic level.
An integrated view of the challenges of modern power systems, with high penetration of variable renewable energy, power electronics, and new energy vectors. It addresses optimization, stability, and protection, as well as energy recovery from agro-industrial waste, polygeneration, and synthetic fuels as solutions to strengthen the resilience of the energy system and advance decarbonization.
We promote advanced technical training programs that facilitate the exchange of experiences, as well as the development of the human and institutional capacities needed to support the energy transformations in our region.
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OLACDE creates a regional network focused on energy knowledge that connects governments, young professionals, academics, and sector experts to drive collaborative solutions through technical cooperation and talent development to address future energy and climate challenges.
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