Transition to Renewable Energy for Communities: Energy Storage Requirements and Dissipation
The transition of residential communities to renewable energy sources is one of the first steps for the decarbonization of the energy sector, the reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, and the mitigation of global climate change. This study provides information for the development of a m...
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| description | The transition of residential communities to renewable energy sources is one of the first steps for the decarbonization of the energy sector, the reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, and the mitigation of global climate change. This study provides information for the development of a microgrid, supplied by wind and solar energy, which meets the hourly energy demand of a community of 10,000 houses in the North Texas region; hydrogen is used as the energy storage medium. The results are presented for two cases: (a) when the renewable energy sources supply only the electricity demand of the community, and (b) when these sources provide the electricity as well as the heating needs (for space heating and hot water) of the community. The results show that such a community can be decarbonized with combinations of wind and solar installations. The energy storage requirements are between 2.7 m<sup>3</sup> per household and 2.2 m<sup>3</sup> per household. There is significant dissipation in the storage–regeneration processes—close to 30% of the current annual electricity demand. The entire decarbonization (electricity and heat) of this community will result in approximately 87,500 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions avoidance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa6fbb251b6649b69a4c01e44e106efb2023-12-01T23:39:31ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-08-011516589610.3390/en15165896Transition to Renewable Energy for Communities: Energy Storage Requirements and DissipationEfstathios E. Michaelides0Department of Engineering, TCU, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USAThe transition of residential communities to renewable energy sources is one of the first steps for the decarbonization of the energy sector, the reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, and the mitigation of global climate change. This study provides information for the development of a microgrid, supplied by wind and solar energy, which meets the hourly energy demand of a community of 10,000 houses in the North Texas region; hydrogen is used as the energy storage medium. The results are presented for two cases: (a) when the renewable energy sources supply only the electricity demand of the community, and (b) when these sources provide the electricity as well as the heating needs (for space heating and hot water) of the community. The results show that such a community can be decarbonized with combinations of wind and solar installations. The energy storage requirements are between 2.7 m<sup>3</sup> per household and 2.2 m<sup>3</sup> per household. There is significant dissipation in the storage–regeneration processes—close to 30% of the current annual electricity demand. The entire decarbonization (electricity and heat) of this community will result in approximately 87,500 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions avoidance.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/16/5896residential communitymicrogridhydrogen storagedissipationenergy storagewind energy |
| spellingShingle | Efstathios E. Michaelides Transition to Renewable Energy for Communities: Energy Storage Requirements and Dissipation Energies residential community microgrid hydrogen storage dissipation energy storage wind energy |
| title | Transition to Renewable Energy for Communities: Energy Storage Requirements and Dissipation |
| title_full | Transition to Renewable Energy for Communities: Energy Storage Requirements and Dissipation |
| title_fullStr | Transition to Renewable Energy for Communities: Energy Storage Requirements and Dissipation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transition to Renewable Energy for Communities: Energy Storage Requirements and Dissipation |
| title_short | Transition to Renewable Energy for Communities: Energy Storage Requirements and Dissipation |
| title_sort | transition to renewable energy for communities energy storage requirements and dissipation |
| topic | residential community microgrid hydrogen storage dissipation energy storage wind energy |
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