Smart grids could be the route to a truly renewable energy system | Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

October 25, 2016

A view of a windmill from below. — Smart grids allow for maximum use of renewable sources, which are currently pumping too much energy into many grid systems at peak times and too little at others. Photo by http://www.theneweconomy.com/.

Rajit Gadh of UCLA’s Smart Grid Energy Research Centre (SMERC) is leading the charge on developing smart grid technologies which will allow us to truly achieve 100% renewable energy. According to Gadh, “in the end, the smart grid will self monitor, self control, self manage, self heal and learn by itself based on what happens to the grid,” constituting an essential element in the transition to a green economy.