Exploring the roles of storage technologies in the Spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energy
At operational level, fossil fuel phase-out and high shares of non-dispatchable renewable energy resources (RES) will challenge the system operator’s (SO) ability to balance generation, and the demand at any time. The variability of RES output ranges from one hour to a season, and critical events su...
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| author | Sébastien Huclin José Pablo Chaves Andrés Ramos Michel Rivier Teresa Freire-Barceló Francisco Martín-Martínez Tomás Gómez San Román Álvaro Sánchez Miralles |
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| description | At operational level, fossil fuel phase-out and high shares of non-dispatchable renewable energy resources (RES) will challenge the system operator’s (SO) ability to balance generation, and the demand at any time. The variability of RES output ranges from one hour to a season, and critical events such as low supply and high demand might occur more frequently and for more extended periods. When evaluating the role of Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) in this context, the need for a long time scope to capture the different RES variabilities must be reconciled with the need for modeling the hourly chronology. This paper presents a medium-term operation planning model, addressing both the energy dispatch and the balancing services. This study shows that representing the combined chronological variability of demand and RES production is essential to properly assess the roles of different kinds of ESSs in the future 2030 electricity mix. Otherwise, it would not be possible to appropriately capture the frequency, depth, and length of events for which ESSs are activated. The analysis also highlights the importance of considering balancing services, given the significant contribution of batteries to the reserve market. Finally, the results show that batteries and Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) have different roles in the Spanish electricity system with a high renewable penetration. While PSH is mainly used to provide energy during critical periods, batteries mostly provide balancing services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-842de4044c764ed2b6b5c2d77ca614062023-02-21T05:10:49ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472022-11-01840414057Exploring the roles of storage technologies in the Spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energySébastien Huclin0José Pablo Chaves1Andrés Ramos2Michel Rivier3Teresa Freire-Barceló4Francisco Martín-Martínez5Tomás Gómez San Román6Álvaro Sánchez Miralles7Institute for Research in Technology (IIT)-ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015, Madrid, Spain; Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Campus, 48940, Leioa, Spain; Corresponding author at: Institute for Research in Technology (IIT)-ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015, Madrid, Spain.Institute for Research in Technology (IIT)-ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015, Madrid, SpainInstitute for Research in Technology (IIT)-ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015, Madrid, SpainInstitute for Research in Technology (IIT)-ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015, Madrid, SpainInstitute for Research in Technology (IIT)-ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015, Madrid, SpainInstitute for Research in Technology (IIT)-ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015, Madrid, SpainInstitute for Research in Technology (IIT)-ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015, Madrid, SpainInstitute for Research in Technology (IIT)-ICAI School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015, Madrid, SpainAt operational level, fossil fuel phase-out and high shares of non-dispatchable renewable energy resources (RES) will challenge the system operator’s (SO) ability to balance generation, and the demand at any time. The variability of RES output ranges from one hour to a season, and critical events such as low supply and high demand might occur more frequently and for more extended periods. When evaluating the role of Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) in this context, the need for a long time scope to capture the different RES variabilities must be reconciled with the need for modeling the hourly chronology. This paper presents a medium-term operation planning model, addressing both the energy dispatch and the balancing services. This study shows that representing the combined chronological variability of demand and RES production is essential to properly assess the roles of different kinds of ESSs in the future 2030 electricity mix. Otherwise, it would not be possible to appropriately capture the frequency, depth, and length of events for which ESSs are activated. The analysis also highlights the importance of considering balancing services, given the significant contribution of batteries to the reserve market. Finally, the results show that batteries and Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) have different roles in the Spanish electricity system with a high renewable penetration. While PSH is mainly used to provide energy during critical periods, batteries mostly provide balancing services.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722005881RenewablesElectricityCritical eventsHydropowerOperation planningStorage |
| spellingShingle | Sébastien Huclin José Pablo Chaves Andrés Ramos Michel Rivier Teresa Freire-Barceló Francisco Martín-Martínez Tomás Gómez San Román Álvaro Sánchez Miralles Exploring the roles of storage technologies in the Spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energy Energy Reports Renewables Electricity Critical events Hydropower Operation planning Storage |
| title | Exploring the roles of storage technologies in the Spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energy |
| title_full | Exploring the roles of storage technologies in the Spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energy |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the roles of storage technologies in the Spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the roles of storage technologies in the Spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energy |
| title_short | Exploring the roles of storage technologies in the Spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energy |
| title_sort | exploring the roles of storage technologies in the spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energy |
| topic | Renewables Electricity Critical events Hydropower Operation planning Storage |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722005881 |
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