Conference Windows to Complexity 2014 "Complexity Meets Energy" (CeNoS WtC 2014 I)

Basic data for this project

Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 05/03/2014 - 06/03/2014

Description

The resilient and sustainable energy supply is one of the main future challenges for science and technology. Especially the integration of renewable energy sources accompanied by grid decentralization and fluctuating power feed-in from wind and solar power generation raises novel challenges for power system stability and design. In this context the energy system can be regarded as complex system consisting of a large number of nonlinear interacting parts showing typical features of a complex system like self-organization, instabilities and fluctuations. This raises the question: Can knowledge from nonlinear dynamics, the theory of complex systems, statistical physics and similar scientific fields contribute to a better understanding and optimization of the energy system? During the workshop experts from different scientific disciplines try to answer this question.

Keywords: Nonlinear Science; power grids; renewable energies