Energy storage.

Electricity storage has gone from the R&D stage to that of 'early adopter on a commercial basis'' in the space of one year.

Storage is seen as essential to accommodating the large hourly and daily variability of renewable resources – wind and solar both have diurnal characteristics, and wind varies particularly frequently – without either balancing renewable with fossil-fuel-based resources or forcing the load to match the weather.

Many storage technologies such as flywheels, advanced batteries, and compressed air have already found viable niches. KEMA has actively participated in developing technologies and testing advanced devices, and has been a global leader in establishing the business case for grid-connected storage and methodologies for analyzing and designing protocols for integrating storage into grid operations. KEMA has also developed the unique "Energy Island" concept.

The KEMA guidebook on assessing wide-scale utility application of storage
Volume two of KEMA’s Utility of the Future series, “The promise of energy storage,” explores the issues and questions surrounding the rapidly advancing energy storage technology. The guidebook provides a broad assessment of the electricity storage field and the latest thinking about storage applications.

 

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