Review of Technical Requirements for Inverter-Based Resources in Chile
This report, developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) through the Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium, in collaboration with Coordinator Eléctrico Nacional (CEN), …
A Review of the Generic Grid-Forming Model Used by the System Operator in Chile
Chile is working towards a 100% renewable energy system by 2030, with 80% of its energy supply coming from inverter-based resources (IBR). This transition, including …
What Is Power System Curtailment?
Most practitioners are familiar with the curtailment of variable renewable energy (VRE) resources like wind and solar photovoltaics as a reduced production of power relative …
Control Center of the Future Assessment for XM Colombia
Created by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) under the Global Power System Transformation Consortium, this report provides …
Emergency Management Industry Benchmarking Summary
In 2023, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Emergency Preparedness Team engaged G-PST partners to undertake a benchmarking activity whereby the AEMO internal arrangements would …
Control Center of the Future Assessment for Sulawesi Power System in Indonesia
In Indonesia, the Sulawesi power system, operated by Indonesia’s state electricity provider, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), will soon undergo rapid change with pending near-term …
Future of Inertia March 2024 Summit – Materials and Outcomes
Many of today’s power systems rely on inertia, or the natural tendency of generators synchronized to the system frequency to stay in motion, …
The Global Power System Transformation Consortium: Overview and Informational Materials
As global power systems evolve—becoming increasingly renewable, distributed, and digital—system operators face new and complex challenges. These operators are like the “air traffic controllers” for …
Vision for the Control Room of the Future Report
Control rooms are a key element of electricity network operation. While the look and feel of the control rooms has maintained some consistency throughout history, …
The G-PST Consortium: Unlocking Zero-Emission, Low-Cost, Secure, and Reliable Power Systems
This brief, published in advance of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), outlines the G-PST’s commitments to drive technical progress at all system …
Lessons Learned for Rapid Decarbonization of Power Sectors
In a collaborative report delivered for the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (September 2022), the G-PST Consortium, alongside several Clean Energy Ministerial workstreams and other …
System Operator Open-Source Tools and Data Motivation
System operators involved in G-PST Pillar 5 work have reported on the interest and involvement so far on open-source tools. This 1.5 page summary is …
Inverter-Based Resource (IBR) Research Team Stability Tools Inventory: Status and Needs
The Tools and Models workstream is focused on identifying critical gaps in the capabilities of current tools and models in use by system operators and …
System Needs and Services for Systems with High Inverter-Based Resource (IBR) Penetration
The Pillar 1 Needs and Services workstream is focused on managing the evolution of power systems’ transition from largely synchronous to IBR-driven. Under the leadership …
Control Center of the Future Assessment for Peru’s System Operator
Peru’s system operator, Comité de Operación Económica del Sistema Interconectado Nacional (COES), is embarking on a shift to higher wind and solar energy penetrations in …
CSIRO and G-PST Develop Research Roadmap to Support Australia’s Energy Transition
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, is working in partnership with the Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) and …
Toward 100% Renewable Energy Pathways: Key Research Needs
This brief was prepared with substantial input from subject matter experts from several of the Global Power System Transformation Consortium’s founding system operators. Resource adequacy …
July 2020 Donor Meeting
International agencies and multilateral and regional development banks, including World Bank, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), International …
Power System Operator Survey Toward Global Energy Transformation Summary Report
The IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE Power and Energy Society are working with the G-PST Consortium to assess viewpoints in the area of next-generation …
G-PST Inaugural Research Agenda
This document, released in March 2021, summarizes the outputs from a nine-month consultation process led by the Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium’s Research Agenda …
G-PST Inaugural Teaching Agenda
This document, released in March 2021, summarizes the outputs from a consultation process led by the Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium’s Teaching Agenda Group …
Women in Power System Transformation Fact Sheet
This fact sheet outlines the Women in Power System Transformation initiative, which is supported by the United States Agency for International Development and implemented by …
Enabling Power System Transformation Globally – A System Operator Research Agenda for Bulk Power System Issues
This article, originally published in the November/December 2021 issue of IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, outlines the G-PST Consortium’s research agenda, which intends to advance …
COP26 Policy Brief: The Intersection of Resource Adequacy and Public Policy
This brief was prepared with substantial input from subject matter experts from several of the Global Power System Transformation Consortium’s founding system operators. Resource adequacy …
System Needs and Services for Systems with High IBR Penetration
This publication was produced by the Services Group within the Inverter Based Resources (IBRs) Research Team of G-PST. It is designed to underpin, inform, …
Inverter Based Resources Research Team Stability Tools Inventory: Status and Needs
The Tools and Models workstream of the Inverter Based Resources (IBR) Research team developed this interactive presentation that analyzes a wide range of tools, categorized …
Landscape Analysis of Relevant Standards, Testing, and Certification Analysis
This publication provides a high-level view of the landscape of standards, and related testing and certification initiatives, relevant to the power and energy fields of …
Standards and Certification to Support System Operations White Paper
This document provides a high-level view of the landscape of standards, and related testing and certification initiatives, relevant to the power and energy fields of …