Energy storage for electrical systems in the USA

Energy storage is becoming increasingly important as renewable generation sources such as Wind Turbine and Photo Voltaic Solar are added to the mix in electrical power generation and distribution systems. The paper discusses the basic drivers for energy storage and provides brief descriptions of the...

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Main Authors: Eugene Freeman, Davide Occello, Frank Barnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2016-10-01
Series:AIMS Energy
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/energy/article/1032/fulltext.html
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description Energy storage is becoming increasingly important as renewable generation sources such as Wind Turbine and Photo Voltaic Solar are added to the mix in electrical power generation and distribution systems. The paper discusses the basic drivers for energy storage and provides brief descriptions of the various energy storage technologies available. The information summarizes current technical tradeoffs with different storage approaches and identifies issues surrounding deployment of large scale energy storage systems.
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spelling doaj.art-295e8766e8914611a4b8135690d97e932022-12-22T00:53:18ZengAIMS PressAIMS Energy2333-83342016-10-014685687510.3934/energy.2016.6.856energy-04-00856Energy storage for electrical systems in the USAEugene Freeman0Davide Occello1Frank Barnes2Independent Consultant, Berthoud, CO, USAUniversity of Trento, ItalyUniversity of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, USAEnergy storage is becoming increasingly important as renewable generation sources such as Wind Turbine and Photo Voltaic Solar are added to the mix in electrical power generation and distribution systems. The paper discusses the basic drivers for energy storage and provides brief descriptions of the various energy storage technologies available. The information summarizes current technical tradeoffs with different storage approaches and identifies issues surrounding deployment of large scale energy storage systems.http://www.aimspress.com/energy/article/1032/fulltext.htmlelectrical gridenergy storagerenewable energybatteriespumped hydro-electric energy storagecompressed air energy storage
spellingShingle Eugene Freeman
Davide Occello
Frank Barnes
Energy storage for electrical systems in the USA
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electrical grid
energy storage
renewable energy
batteries
pumped hydro-electric energy storage
compressed air energy storage
title Energy storage for electrical systems in the USA
title_full Energy storage for electrical systems in the USA
title_fullStr Energy storage for electrical systems in the USA
title_full_unstemmed Energy storage for electrical systems in the USA
title_short Energy storage for electrical systems in the USA
title_sort energy storage for electrical systems in the usa
topic electrical grid
energy storage
renewable energy
batteries
pumped hydro-electric energy storage
compressed air energy storage
url http://www.aimspress.com/energy/article/1032/fulltext.html
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