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Towards resilient power systems: A review of wildfire mitigation strategies

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The increasing frequency of wildfires has posed significant challenges to power system supply reliability and security, especially in wildfire-prone regions like Australia. A brief review of wildfire mitigation strategies in power systems is presented, including wildfire risk identification and infrastructure planning at the planning stage, as well as wildfire prediction and real-time operational response at the operational stage. The wildfire response strategies adopted by twelve representative Australian power companies (including both transmission and distribution network service providers) are next analyzed to highlight the progress made in the industry. Then, related challenges are identified and future research directions discussed. Finally, opportunities for the power industry to enhance power grid resilience and valuable insights for other sectors facing extreme events are addressed.

Source: Smart power & energy security.

DOI: 10.1016/j.spes.2025.11.001

Authors: Zehua Zhao, Jiajia Yang, Fushuan Wen, Julio Romero Agüero, Yang Du, Mohan V. Jacob

Institutions: James Cook University, Zhejiang University, Quanta Technology (United States)

Language: English

Topic: Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis

Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

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