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Can Renewables Restart the Grid? The UK Investigates

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’s Electricity Network Innovation Competition, an annual funding scheme, secured in 2018. The need to rely on large synchronous generators for black-start capacity is one argument for keeping carbon-fueled assets on the grid, since black starts usually require gas turbines if no hydropower is available. million ($13.5