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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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 AIMS Energy 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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