Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.37798/2024733537
Impact of Climate Change on Transmission System Operator Assets: Experiences from Croatia and Need for Resilience Plan
Goran Levačić
orcid.org/0000-0002-2442-2975
; Croatian Transmission System Operator
*
Igor Lukačević
orcid.org/0009-0006-6101-9153
; Croatian Transmission System Operator
Krešimir Mesić
; Croatian Transmission System Operator
Mate Lasić
; Croatian Transmission System Operator
Petar Končar
; Croatian Transmission System Operator
Igor Ivanković
; Croatian Transmission System Operator
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The consequences of climate change are felt everywhere, especially on power systems assets, whereby over headlines are one of its most exposed elements. It is expected that the impact of climate change, especially the effects of evident global warming, will be even more expressed in the coming decades, with increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events in the form of storms, winds, snow, ice, high temperatures, fires, etc. Therefore, it is essential to ensure
the safe and stable operation of power networks. An experience with two strong storms that appeared within only two days in July 2023, affecting a larger part of the Croatian transmission network, is presented in order to discuss whether it is necessary to change valid requirements for new overhead lines, and to consider establishment of internal resilience mechanisms for better withstand the impacts of climate change and global warming.
Keywords
climate change; global warming; transmission network; OHLs; resilience; storm; wind
Hrčak ID:
327845
URI
Publication date:
1.9.2024.
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