Category
page 1Electric power generation
electricity generation
process of generating electrical power
distributed generation
decentralized energy generation from small energy sources
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thumb|upright=1.4|A dunkelflaute of three days in Germany 2023 (wind in light blue and solar in yellow)
In the renewable energy sector, a dunkelflaute (, , plural dunkelflauten) is a period of time in which little or no energy can be generated with wind and solar power, because there is neither wind nor sunlight. In meteorology, this is known as anticyclonic gloom.
black start
restoring of electric power station without external electric power
Duck curve
graph showing the timing imbalance between peak demand and renewable electricity production
stand-alone power system
off-the-grid electricity system
hybrid power
combinations between different technologies to generate electric power
droop
Control mode for AC power generators