Managed by the National Utility of Uruguay (UTE), the microgrid was deployed several years ago to reduce the previously existing diesel power system’s fuel consumption.įollowing several years of operation, UTE expressed an interest in considering the inclusion of wind generation to increase both renewable energy penetration and load consumption. Natalia Bitenc will present a case study focusing on an existing solar PV-diesel microgrid at Cerros de Vera, Uruguay-the first isolated rural village in Uruguay to be supplied autonomously with renewable energy. As a wind resource analyst, her work includes micro-siting, energy yield assessments and meteorological mast analysis.īasis for the future: Simulation of measured operational behavior of the microgrid in Cerros de Vera, Uruguay
Since 2020, she has worked at the Renewables and Sustainability Division of Mercados Aries International, where she participated in several wind farm projects in Asia. Natalia Bitenc holds a bachelor´s degree in industrial engineering and a master’s degree in renewable energy and environment from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.Īs a master’s student, she received top honors for her master thesis “Analysis of the Inclusion of Wind Power Energy in an Existing Microgrid in Cerros de Vera, Uruguay.” Additionally, part of the work has been proposed for publication in the journal Energies. Renewable and sustainability analyst at Mercados Aries, UPM – CIEMAT – UTE