Title of Presentation：
Enhancing Grid Flexibility and Capacity for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Integration
Time & Location：2026.07.17 15:00 民主楼210
Abstract：The rapid growth of renewable energy is transforming modern power systems into highly dynamic, converter-dominated networks with increasing operational complexity. Although substantial infrastructure already exists within today’s power grids, much of its operational flexibility and transfer capability remains underutilised due to conservative operating practices, limited real-time visibility, and ageing system architectures. This presentation will examine emerging approaches for improving the flexibility, controllability, and operational efficiency of existing electricity networks to support higher renewable energy penetration without extensive infrastructure expansion. The talk will discuss the role of advanced power electronic technologies, grid-forming converters, energy storage systems, digital substations, and intelligent monitoring platforms in enabling adaptive and resilient grid operation. In addition, advanced optimisation, coordinated control, and market-responsive operational strategies for dynamic power flow management, voltage regulation, and system stability enhancement will be explored. The presentation will provide perspectives on how future power grids can evolve into intelligent, highly flexible, and renewable-ready energy infrastructures capable of supporting secure, reliable, and low-carbon electricity systems.
Bio：Professor Kashem Muttaqi is the Director of the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Energy Technologies for Future Grids in Australia. He is also the Director of the Australian Power and Energy Research Institute (APERI) at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He is a Distinguished Professor and Discipline Leader – Electrical Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Wollongong.
Professor Muttaqi received the B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1993, the M.Eng.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Malaya, Malaysia in 1996 and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Multimedia University, Malaysia in 2001. Professor Muttaqi has 30 years of academic experience and authored or co-authored more than 600 papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He has supervised around 35 higher-degree research students to completion. He has attracted more than $60 million research fundings.
Professor Muttaqi is the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. He was an Executive Board Member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia.
