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Rabbits, Rotors, and the Reinvention of the Grid
A wide-ranging conversation with Mark O’Malley on the global transformation of power systems and the challenges of inverter-based everything
Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Mark O’Malley, Leverhulme Professor of Power Systems at the Imperial College of London and founder of the Global Power System Transformation organization, which was based on the principle of grids moving toward 100% renewables. The grid is the biggest machine in the world and as we shift from legacy technologies like coal to next generation technologies like wind and solar, we’re rearchitecting it from the ground up. What could go wrong?
What follows is a lightly edited transcript of the first half of our discussion. I promise, the rabbits in the lead graphic will be explained.
Michael Barnard [MB]: Hi, welcome back to Redefining Energy — Tech. I’m your host, Michael Barnard. My guest today is Mark O’Malley, Leverhulme professor of Power Systems at the Imperial College of…
