{"id":425487,"date":"2026-02-10T11:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425487"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:32:04","slug":"wind-and-solar-ruin-grid-transformers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425487","title":{"rendered":"Wind and Solar Ruin Grid\u00a0Transformers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A recent study by researchers in Chongqing, China, published in the journal Power System Technology on January 16, 2026, highlights how high levels of renewable energy integration could accelerate the aging of power transformers- particularly relevant to the United States, where much of the grid infrastructure is already outdated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team modeled the effects of increased wind and solar penetration on transformer lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional grid standards assume mostly unidirectional power flow (from centralized plants to consumers). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

High renewables introduce more bidirectional power flows- excess generation from distributed sources (e.g., rooftop solar or wind farms) flows backward through transformers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This frequent direction switching adds thermal cycling, mechanical stress, and insulation wear not fully captured in current aging models.<\/p>\n\n\n

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From Science Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Reported in South China Morning News US transformers are ageing. Renewable energy could make things worse, China study finds<\/strong><\/a>.  Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team in China finds that high renewable energy integration
could make power transformers age nearly a quarter faster<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As US President Donald Trump continues to wage war against renewable energy<\/a>, a new Chinese study revealing the strain that renewable integration places on power transformers<\/strong> could give him fresh technical ammunition.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researchers discovered that high renewable energy integration could make power transformers, vital<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

components that regulate voltage in electricity grids, age faster<\/strong> than previously thought.  High levels of wind and solar energy increased bidirectional power flow switching \u2013 the movement of electricity in both directions \u2013 causing additional stress that current standards did not account for, the Chongqing-based team found.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a world grappling with transformer shortages and surging energy demand<\/strong> from electrification and the growth of artificial intelligence data centres, the findings suggest that renewables could place even greater strain on ageing grids, like those in the United States and Europe<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When testing their new proposed model, the team found that two-way flow caused transformers to age 23 per cent faster<\/strong> than accounted for by current standards, according to a paper published in the Chinese-language journal Power System Technology on January 16.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Aerial footage shows damage to burnt out power transformers near Heathrow<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThis paper focuses, for the first time, on the impact of<\/strong> frequent bidirectional power flow switching caused by high\u2010penetration wind and solar<\/strong> integration on<\/strong> the operational characteristics and insulation lifespan of power transformers,<\/strong>\u201d the team said.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researchers, from the Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications and the State Grid Chongqing Electric Power Company, also built a \u201clong-term lifetime loss accumulation calculation framework\u201d \u2013 which could be used to assess the condition of transformers and guide operation and maintenance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking before the UN General Assembly in September, Trump said that renewable energy options were a \u201cjoke\u201d<\/strong> and that wind turbines were \u201cso pathetic and so bad\u201d and expensive to operate.<\/strong>  In January, in his address before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump said: \u201cChina makes almost all of the windmills,<\/strong> and yet I haven\u2019t been able to find any wind farms in China.  \u201cThey make them, they sell them for a fortune. They sell them to the stupid people that buy them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hitachi Energy Chongqing Transformer Co. Ltd. is located in Chongqing City. As one of the largest transformer factories worldwide within Hitachi Energy, the company focuses on the design and manufacture of power transformer, shunt reactor and HVDC transformer (High Voltage Direct Current).<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Traditional energy grids had a centralised, one-way flow of power<\/strong> from the producers to the consumers. This is shifting<\/strong> towards a two-way system where electricity can also flow back from solar, wind and energy storage sources into the grid.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transformers<\/strong> are a basic and critical component of electric grids, adjusting the voltage of electricity so it can travel efficiently through the grid.  They can either \u201cstep up\u201d or increase the voltage<\/strong> so electricity can travel long distances through power lines without losing strength, or \u201cstep down\u201d the voltage<\/strong> once it reaches its destination so it can be safely used by appliances.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Power transformers<\/strong> are large units which transmit high-voltage electricity over long distances, while distribution transformers<\/strong> are smaller units that help supply local areas.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As transformers age, their components can degrade<\/strong>, which can lead to higher maintenance demand, limit efficiency and reliability, and increase the risk of a major grid failure<\/strong>.  The average age<\/strong> of power transformers in use worldwide is around 40 years,<\/strong> according to electrical equipment supplier Reinhausen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the US and Europe<\/strong> \u2013 home to the oldest power grids in the world \u2013 some transformers date back even further<\/strong>. Much of the US<\/strong> electric grid infrastructure was built 50 to 75 years ago, and nearly 70 per cent of power transformers<\/strong> in the country are over 25 years old<\/strong>, according to a report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison last May.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More than half of the transformers in this country are becoming too old to reliably function and can fail at any time.  We not only need to build new transformers, but we also need to replace the ones that are ageing out.     \u2014 US Department of Energy in 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

But expanding and replacing transformer infrastructure is not only expensive, but it could also even be impossible in the short term due to\u00a0long delivery times and a global shortage<\/strong>\u00a0of power transformers, according to Reinhausen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Average lead times for large power transformers<\/strong> had almost doubled since 2021, with securing transformers taking up to four years<\/strong>, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report last February.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the IEA, the production of power transformers is technically complex and requires advanced facilities. China, South Korea, Turkey, and Italy<\/strong> accounted for 50 per cent of total global power transformer<\/strong> trade in 2023, it said, with China alone representing half that share.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top 10 Power Transformer Manufacturers In The World<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Both the US and Europe have more than doubled their import trade value for power transformers since 2018. The US primarily sources transformers from Mexico, Europe and South Korea, while China<\/strong> now accounts for over 60 per cent of the European Union\u2019s imports<\/strong>, according to the IEA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imports<\/strong> account for an estimated 80 per cent of the US power transformer supply,<\/strong> and 50 per cent of the distribution transformer supply<\/strong>, according to a report by energy research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie in August.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the US, the supply shortage for power transformers hit 30 per cent in 2025,
while the shortage for distribution transformers hit 10 per cent, the report said.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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