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 …

A review of pumped hydro energy storage development in significant international electricity markets

E Barbour, IAG Wilson, J Radcliffe, Y Ding… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The global effort to decarbonise electricity systems has led to widespread deployments of
variable renewable energy generation technologies, which in turn has boosted research …

Hydrogen or batteries for grid storage? A net energy analysis

MA Pellow, CJM Emmott, CJ Barnhart… - Energy & Environmental …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy storage is a promising approach to address the challenge of intermittent generation
from renewables on the electric grid. In this work, we evaluate energy storage with a …

An integrated techno-economic and life cycle environmental assessment of power-to-gas systems

D Parra, X Zhang, C Bauer, MK Patel - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Interest in power-to-gas (P2G) as an energy storage technology is increasing, since it allows
to utilise the existing natural gas infrastructure as storage medium, which reduces capital …

[HTML][HTML] Adiabatic compressed air energy storage with packed bed thermal energy storage

E Barbour, D Mignard, Y Ding, Y Li - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The majority of articles on Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) so far have
focussed on the use of indirect-contact heat exchangers and a thermal fluid in which to store …

On the importance of reducing the energetic and material demands of electrical energy storage

CJ Barnhart, SM Benson - Energy & Environmental Science, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Two prominent low-carbon energy resources, wind and sunlight, depend on weather. As the
percentage of electricity supply from these sources increases, grid operators will need to …

The optimum is not enough: A near-optimal solution paradigm for energy systems synthesis

P Voll, M Jennings, M Hennen, N Shah, A Bardow - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
An optimisation-based decision support methodology is presented for the synthesis of
energy supply systems on the conceptual level. Previous work in this field has tended to …

Calcium looping with inherent energy storage for decarbonisation of coal-fired power plant

DP Hanak, C Biliyok, V Manovic - Energy & Environmental Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Implementation of carbon capture and storage, nuclear power stations and wide utilisation of
renewable energy sources have been identified as capable of reducing around 42% of the …

Techno-economic analysis of oxy-combustion coal-fired power plant with cryogenic oxygen storage

DP Hanak, D Powell, V Manovic - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Around 43% of the cumulative CO 2 emissions from the power sector between 2012 and
2050 could be mitigated through implementation of carbon capture and storage, and …

Use of battery storage systems for price arbitrage operations in the 15-and 60-min German intraday markets

D Metz, JT Saraiva - Electric Power Systems Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the last few years, electrical storage and especially battery systems have seen a strong
rise in interest. In several countries, as for instance in Germany, lithium-ion batteries are now …