This issue of IEEE Power and Energy Magazine is devoted to Australia. But why Australia? The answer is obvious from the perspective of industry folks who are facing the challenges of an abrupt energy transition, and I am hoping that by reading the articles in this issue it will be as obvious to our readers. In Australia, the speed of the energy transition is faster than in any other country, and the impacts are more pronounced. In 10 years, Australia has transformed its power industry from the third-most carbon-intensive electricity sector to a system with a high penetration of variable renewable energy. In some regions, the renewable energy generated regularly reaches a level more than can locally be consumed. This transformation has brought about issues and challenges that are unprecedented. After reviewing the 2016 South Australian blackout, the articles of this issue are briefly summarized.

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澳大利亚电力系统：实现可再生能源整合和恢复力[客座社论]


本期 IEEE 电力和能源杂志专门针对澳大利亚。但为什么是澳大利亚呢？从面临能源突然转型挑战的行业人士的角度来看，答案是显而易见的，我希望通过阅读本期的文章，我们的读者也会明白这一点。澳大利亚能源转型的速度比任何其他国家都要快，影响也更加明显。十年来，澳大利亚已将其电力行业从第三大碳密集型电力行业转变为可变可再生能源高渗透率的系统。在一些地区，产生的可再生能源经常达到超出当地消耗的水平。这种转变带来了前所未有的问题和挑战。回顾了2016年南澳大停电事件，对本期文章进行了简要总结。