I thought I’d share a few interesting presentations released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
1. A presentation outlining four phases of energy storage deployment, where storage provides:
Operating reserve
Peak capacity
Diurnal capacity and energy time shifting
Multiday to seasonal capacity and energy time shifting
2. A talk about energy storage and generation hybrids. In the presentation they discuss:
How storage is changing the way power purchase agreements (PPAs) are structured
The impact of the choices you make when setting up your hybrid systems (e.g. separate vs shared inverters)
How storage is improving the dispatchability of variable renewable energy (VRE) units, and reducing forecast error
The number of PV and battery hybrid systems will continue to grow, but won’t completely displace individual PV units
There was also a second presentation about research into floating solar panels and how you could coordinate it with hydro power which was rather interesting.
