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Renewable power management in mines: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND REMAINING BARRIERS MELODIE MICHEL Reporter, Energy and Mines
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s renewable generation and storage technology reaches maturity, the focus is on power management systems to push clean energy penetration rates higher and increase the overall efficiency and financial viability of projects. Energy and Mines catches up with Mohamed Mostafa, Head of Industrial Storage Solutions at SMA, to understand how these systems have evolved over recent years, and what is needed to take them to the next level. According to Mostafa, the most recent developments in solar and battery technology have revolved around inverters and storage. On the inverter side, improvements are allowing for the integration of higher levels of renewables into a microgrid, without compromising on stability. He explains: “In the past, the intermittent nature of renewa14
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