Listen to Episode #17:
Listen to Episode #17:
When the Grid Breaks
Summary of Episode #17:
Marc Borrett (CEO of Reactive Technologies) speaks with Ravi and JAM about the crucial role of grid inertia in energy stability.
Because when the grid breaks, the impact is brutal and instant. After the blackout in Spain, we dive into why monitoring and controlling inertia is now a must.
Biography of Marc Borrett
Marc Borrett co-founded Reactive Technologies in 2010 to use communications engineering to help address some of the core Net Zero energy challenges from a different perspective. Reactive has created a large IP portfolio and achieved a number of world first technological breakthroughs, the most recent of which has been the launch of the World’s First Inertia Measurement service for the UK’s NESO. Reactive’s advanced grid measurement services are now operational in multiple international countries with leading grid operators.
Prior to Reactive, Marc was formerly the co-founder & CEO of Innovision Research & Technology plc, a public UK-based semiconductor IP company that successfully licensed ~80% of the world’s Semiconductor companies its leading Near-Field Communications (NFC) contactless payments technology, which was then acquired by Broadcom in 2010.
Marc is an experienced entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in high tech businesses both in the energy and semiconductor industries.