Initial Comparison of Lithium Battery and High-Temperature Thermal-Turbine Electricity Storage for 100% Wind and Solar Electricity Supply on Prince Edward Island
Due to fundamental temporal mismatches between renewable energy generation and demand load, a long-duration energy storage system is required to power Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) electricity system exclusively from on-island wind and solar resources. While a very large lithium battery is...
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| description | Due to fundamental temporal mismatches between renewable energy generation and demand load, a long-duration energy storage system is required to power Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) electricity system exclusively from on-island wind and solar resources. While a very large lithium battery is a technically capable solution, today’s battery technology is not cost effective; even as wind and solar generation costs become increasingly competitive with fossil fuel alternatives. To explore alternative storage technologies this comparative study utilizes the established hybrid optimization model for multiple energy resources (HOMER) techno-economic modeling tool to perform an application-based high-level comparison of an efficient but costly lithium battery technology solution with a much less efficient but lower-cost thermal-storage with steam-turbine concept; both capable of enabling a 100% wind and solar powered electricity supply for the island. Interestingly, the thermal storage turbine concept is shown to be competitive, at least in principle, with projected cost reductions in lithium battery technologies while also offering a number of distinct practical advantages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c14b3e9cb620441ab389bb566a0503f42022-12-22T02:53:25ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-12-011112347010.3390/en11123470en11123470Initial Comparison of Lithium Battery and High-Temperature Thermal-Turbine Electricity Storage for 100% Wind and Solar Electricity Supply on Prince Edward IslandAndrew Swingler0Matthew Hall1Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A-4P3, CanadaFaculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A-4P3, CanadaDue to fundamental temporal mismatches between renewable energy generation and demand load, a long-duration energy storage system is required to power Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) electricity system exclusively from on-island wind and solar resources. While a very large lithium battery is a technically capable solution, today’s battery technology is not cost effective; even as wind and solar generation costs become increasingly competitive with fossil fuel alternatives. To explore alternative storage technologies this comparative study utilizes the established hybrid optimization model for multiple energy resources (HOMER) techno-economic modeling tool to perform an application-based high-level comparison of an efficient but costly lithium battery technology solution with a much less efficient but lower-cost thermal-storage with steam-turbine concept; both capable of enabling a 100% wind and solar powered electricity supply for the island. Interestingly, the thermal storage turbine concept is shown to be competitive, at least in principle, with projected cost reductions in lithium battery technologies while also offering a number of distinct practical advantages.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/12/3470renewable energywindsolarseasonal energy storagelow carbon power systemshigh temperature thermal storage |
| spellingShingle | Andrew Swingler Matthew Hall Initial Comparison of Lithium Battery and High-Temperature Thermal-Turbine Electricity Storage for 100% Wind and Solar Electricity Supply on Prince Edward Island Energies renewable energy wind solar seasonal energy storage low carbon power systems high temperature thermal storage |
| title | Initial Comparison of Lithium Battery and High-Temperature Thermal-Turbine Electricity Storage for 100% Wind and Solar Electricity Supply on Prince Edward Island |
| title_full | Initial Comparison of Lithium Battery and High-Temperature Thermal-Turbine Electricity Storage for 100% Wind and Solar Electricity Supply on Prince Edward Island |
| title_fullStr | Initial Comparison of Lithium Battery and High-Temperature Thermal-Turbine Electricity Storage for 100% Wind and Solar Electricity Supply on Prince Edward Island |
| title_full_unstemmed | Initial Comparison of Lithium Battery and High-Temperature Thermal-Turbine Electricity Storage for 100% Wind and Solar Electricity Supply on Prince Edward Island |
| title_short | Initial Comparison of Lithium Battery and High-Temperature Thermal-Turbine Electricity Storage for 100% Wind and Solar Electricity Supply on Prince Edward Island |
| title_sort | initial comparison of lithium battery and high temperature thermal turbine electricity storage for 100 wind and solar electricity supply on prince edward island |
| topic | renewable energy wind solar seasonal energy storage low carbon power systems high temperature thermal storage |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/12/3470 |
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