Value chain · CLM-0215
In plain terms
Any UK ground receiving station that wants to connect to the electricity grid must be able to supply or absorb a type of power called reactive power, under an existing UK grid rule.
The claim as recorded
Obtaining a grid connection in Great Britain requires the ability to provide or absorb reactive power, a requirement known as the Obligatory Reactive Power Service (ORPS), which the report states would apply to any GB-based rectenna seeking a grid connection.
Scope and limits
This establishes that the requirement exists and would apply; it does not establish that any specific rectenna design meets it, nor does it say anything about grid-code requirements outside Great Britain.
What it assumes
A UK rectenna would be treated as a conventional grid-connected generator for the purposes of GB connection codes, with no SBSP-specific exemption.
Where it comes from
p.34: "The ability to provide or absorb reactive power is a requirement of obtaining a grid connection. This is known as the Obligatory Reactive Power Service (ORPS). How often this is required, and the quantities involved are strongly locationally dependent." Confirmed verbatim against the PDF text layer.
Basis: Great Britain grid-code requirement, as described for a rectenna grid connection
Related records
- Answers question
- QST-002 not published in this release
Cite this
energyaperture.com/c/clm-0215
CLM-0215, Energy Aperture, as of 2025.
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