About this course
Overview
Most utilities now run a mixed fleet and have to decide, hour by hour, what to dispatch. This puts gas turbines, combined-cycle plant, wind and solar side by side: how each behaves, what each genuinely costs to run, and how they fit together on one system.
What you will be able to do
Learning outcomes
- Describe how each generation technology works
- Compare dispatch and operating profiles
- Assess renewable integration challenges
- Weigh the economics of generation options
- Advise on mixed-fleet operating decisions
What the course sets out to do
Course objectives
- Understand gas turbine and combined-cycle operation
- Explain wind and solar generation technologies
- Compare the operating characteristics of each
- Assess integration of renewables with thermal plant
- Evaluate the operational economics of the fleet
Who it is for
Target audience
Generation engineers, plant operators, and planning staff across thermal and renewable assets.
Before you start
Prerequisites
An engineering or power sector background.