Recent developments in phase change materials for energy storage applications: A review

H Nazir, M Batool, FJB Osorio, M Isaza-Ruiz… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to overcome the increasing demand–supply energy gap due to the rapid
urbanization, labor productivity, consumerism and depletion of fossil fuel resources, there is …

Thermal energy storage in district heating and cooling systems: A review

E Guelpa, V Verda - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermal storage facilities ensure a heat reservoir for optimally tackling dynamic
characteristics of district heating systems: heat and electricity demand evolution, changes of …

Energy storage in the energy transition context: A technology review

AB Gallo, JR Simões-Moreira, HKM Costa… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Concerns about climate change as well as fossil fuel usage restrictions motivate the energy
transition to a sustainable energy sector requiring very high penetration level of renewable …

Electrical energy storage systems: A comparative life cycle cost analysis

B Zakeri, S Syri - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Large-scale deployment of intermittent renewable energy (namely wind energy and solar
PV) may entail new challenges in power systems and more volatility in power prices in …

Energy storage for mitigating the variability of renewable electricity sources: An updated review

M Beaudin, H Zareipour, A Schellenberglabe… - Energy for sustainable …, 2010 - Elsevier
Wind and solar power generation is growing quickly around the world, mainly to mitigate
some of the negative environmental impacts of the electricity sector. However, the variability …

[HTML][HTML] Large heat pumps in Swedish district heating systems

H Averfalk, P Ingvarsson, U Persson, M Gong… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Power-to-heat solutions like heat pumps and electric boilers are foreseen to be possible
future tools to stabilise international power markets with high proportions of variable power …

Feasibility study and economic analysis of pumped hydro storage and battery storage for a renewable energy powered island

T Ma, H Yang, L Lu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2014 - Elsevier
This study examined and compared two energy storage technologies, ie batteries and
pumped hydro storage (PHS), for the renewable energy powered microgrid power supply …

Energy storage systems supporting increased penetration of renewables in islanded systems

EMG Rodrigues, R Godina, SF Santos, AW Bizuayehu… - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Nowadays, with the large-scale penetration of distributed and renewable energy resources,
ES (energy storage) stands out for its ability of adding flexibility, controlling intermittence and …

Practical operation strategies for pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES) utilising electricity price arbitrage

D Connolly, H Lund, P Finn, BV Mathiesen, M Leahy - Energy Policy, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper, three practical operation strategies (24Optimal, 24Prognostic, and
24Hsitrocial) are compared to the optimum profit feasible for a PHES facility with a 360 MW …

The technical and economic implications of integrating fluctuating renewable energy using energy storage

D Connolly, H Lund, BV Mathiesen, E Pican, M Leahy - Renewable energy, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper investigates how large-scale energy storage can assist the integration of
fluctuating renewable energy by using the Irish energy system, pumped hydroelectric energy …