A systems engineering approach to enhance utilization of renewable energy

January 8, 2026

There are challenges in making large-scale and full utilization of renewable energy in power systems. We consider the need to integrate prediction, analysis, dispatch and control — and call for a systems engineering approach to power system operation that can enhance the utilization of renewable energy.

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Fig. 1: Integration of processes in renewable power systems, from a systems engineering perspective.

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The authors are supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 62422308, 62595802, U23B20128 and 62525603).

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Li, Y., Duan, J., Cao, Y. et al. A systems engineering approach to enhance utilization of renewable energy.
Nat Rev Electr Eng (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44287-025-00253-8

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