Statkraft is a leading provider of Stability Services GB with contracts with NESO to provide inertia, system strength, short circuit current and voltage control/MVAr under Pathfinder and related contracts.  As the penetration of IBRs (inverter-based resources) such as Wind, Solar, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and Interconnectors increases on the grid, and displaces fossil and nuclear power with synchronous generators, the management of the GB grid for stability becomes more challenging.  Statkraft’s Greener Grid Parks are delivering Stability Services to replace these displaced generators. Statkraft is unique in developing, owning and operating both BESS with Grid Forming Inverters and Synchronous Compensators to deliver these services as well as Wind and Hydro generation in GB.  

We are looking for a PhD candidate who can help us collect and analyse data from our operational plants (including wind power plants) and compare their performance in fault conditions to understand our technology options and offerings.  We also seek to ensure that GB is robust against the risk of blackouts by having good visibility of how the system and its parts respond to faults, events and trips (unlike the recent Iberian experience). For example, Statkraft is the proposer of Grid Code Modification GC0181. There will also be potential to join up data in other Countries where Statkraft operates, including Norway and Ireland.  

Key skills will be power systems analysis using EMT models (PSCAD) and RMS (DIgSILENT), data collection, management, manipulation and processing.