Introduction to Hybrid Power Plants and Case Studies
Hybrid Power Plants (HPPs) are rapidly becoming a key building block of modern power systems. Combining wind, solar, battery storage and advanced control strategies, they offer new opportunities for flexibility, grid support and optimized asset utilization.
This separately bookable tutorial offers a structured introduction to Hybrid Power Plants, covering technical foundations, integration aspects and selected practical experiences from international projects.
Participants will gain both a solid technical overview and practical insights from regions that are already operating highly renewable, inverter-dominated systems.
The tutorial complements the main workshop program and offers an excellent opportunity to build foundational understanding before diving into the in-depth technical sessions.
Date
Monday afternoon
04 May 2026
14:00 – 18:00
Venue
The tutorial will be held at the workshop venue, the UNA Hotels T Hotel Cagliari, .
Please come to the main registration desk to collect your conference badge before going to the tutorial.
Tutorial Lecturers
Dr. Thomas Ackermann (Energynautics, Germany)
TBA ( Enercon, Germany)
Helma Maria Tróndheim (SEV, Faroe Islands)
Nicholas W. Miller (HickoryLedge, USA)
Preliminary Agenda
Lunch
Lecture 1 (15 min.)
Introduction to Hybrid Power Plants
Thomas Ackermann, PhD (Energynautics, Germany)
Energynautics CEO Dr. Thomas Ackermann will provide an introduction to the basic concepts and configurations of hybrid power plants: power-generating facilities combining variable renewable energy sources (e.g. wind and solar), with or without storage, and sharing the same substation/point of common coupling.
Discussion (15 min)
Lecture 2 (45 min.)
TBA
NN (Enercon, Germany)
- Integration of wind, and storage technologies
- Operational experience
- Selected business case perspectives
Discussion (15 min)
Break
Lecture 3 (45 min.)
Experiences with 100% Inverter-Based Generation and AI applications
Dr. Helma Maria Tróndheim, PhD (SEV, Faroe Islands)
The Faroe Islands have been aiming for a 100% renewable electricity sector in 2030 since 2014. In order to reach this goal, there have been several studies conducted and state of art approaches tested. Recently there have been large battery systems and synchronous condensers installed. These allow for 100% wind power, when the resource is available, and the load is less than the rated wind power. This lecture will share the experiences running on a high penetration of renewable resources and provide use cases for AI in forecasting.
Discussion (15 min)
Lecture 4 (45 min.)
Hybrid Power Plants in the US: Business Case and Experience?
Nicholas W Miller (HickoryLedge, USA)
TBA
Discussion (15 min)
Closing
Registration
- This Hybrid Power Systems Tutorial is not included in the general participation fee of the 10th Hybrid Power Plants & Systems Workshop.
- As the number of participants for the Tutorial is limited, tickets are available on a first come, first served basis.
- The minimum number of participants is 8.