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Reinventing the Power Grid – Ch.1 - Coggle Diagram
Reinventing the Power Grid – Ch.1
Historical Evolution & Turning Points
Pre-industrial
Fuels: wood, charcoal
Uses: heating, cooking
Industrial Revolution
Coal & steam
Urbanisation
Fossil Fuel Era
Oil
Gas
Nuclear
Renewable Era
Solar PV
Wind
Hydrogen
Fusion (future vision)
Drivers
Energy demand
Mobility
Communication
Efficiency
Electricity Costs & Market Structures
Liberalisation History
UK
EU
AUS
US
Cost Drivers
Network
Wholesale
Retail
Subsidies
Regulation
Australia Case
Long transmission distances
Ageing infrastructure
Renewable integration
Regional Comparison
EU
US
AUS
Grid Modernization & Transformation
Trends
Decentralisation
Digitalisation
Electrification
Resilience
DER & DC Grids
Virtual power plants
DC microgrids
Hybrid Steps
AC → Hybrid AC/DC → DC
Analogy: electric vehicles
Cross-cutting Drivers & Risks
Energy Security
Domestic supply
Import dependence
Efficiency
Energy savings
Grid optimisation
Environmental & Social
Emissions
Land use
Community acceptance
Regulation & Policy
Market design
Subsidies
Standards
Technological Maturity
TRL levels
Deployment readiness
Global Power Grid Overview
Components
Generation
Transmission
Distribution
Substations
Energy Sources
Fossil fuels
Renewables
Nuclear
Waste-to-energy
Hydrogen
DERs
Rooftop solar
Storage
EVs as mobile generators
Blackouts & Lessons
SA 2016
US 2003
India 2012
Texas 2021
Changing Energy Landscape
LCOE
Definition
Assumptions
Sensitivities
Renewable Competitiveness
Solar PV
Wind
Storage
Global Warming
Impacts
Mitigation strategies
Future Solutions
Hydrogen economy
Micro nuclear
Storage Technologies
Batteries
Lithium-ion
Flow batteries
Pumped hydro
Hydrogen storage
SMES
Flywheels
Jobs & Opportunities
Renewables deployment
DER integration
R&D
Finance
Policy
Electrification Pathways
DER Levels (0–5)
DER-agnostic
DER-enabled
DER-optimised
DER-dependent
Microgrids
e-Mobility (Levels 0–5)
Driver assistance
Partial automation
High automation
Full autonomy
V2G integration
Smart Houses (Levels 0–5)
Basic wiring
Smart meters
Integrated automation
DC-based homes
Fully smart house
Smart Appliances (Levels 0–5)
Conventional
Connected
AI-driven
DC-only
Wireless powered
Mining Electrification (Levels 0–5)
Manual operations
Partially automated
Electrified fleet
Renewable integration
Fully autonomous, AI-driven