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Li-ion Grid Batteries aren’t always the best replacement for Gas Peakers

April 24, 2023 by Maximilian Auffhammer

Gas peakers need to be replaced with something cleaner. Like grid batteries. But the question is “when”, says Maximilian Auffhammer at the Energy Institute at Haas. Summarising his co-authored paper, he explains that a review of 19 gas peakers in the U.S., replaced with Li-ion grid-scale batteries, reveals only 5 make economic and climate sense (i.e. a positive net present value after including monetised climate and human health impacts). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Grids Tagged With: batteries, decarbonisation, electricity, emissions, gas, grids, peakers, pollution, US

Energy Storage to 2050: how it can support the grid 24/7 all year long

February 9, 2022 by NREL

NREL is modelling grids with rising amounts of storage that captures excess wind and solar power to deliver it back during peak times. Storage capacity starts at around 10GW today and rises to hundreds by 2050. A range of increasingly complex system configurations and grid mixes are studied. The storage can gradually replace thermal peakers (fed with coal or gas but having GHG emissions, and expensive to start-up for peaking) as the grid gets … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Storage Tagged With: coal, efficiency, electricity, gas, grids, peakers, solar, storage, wind

The right – and wrong – way to design a behind-the-meter Battery pilot

January 31, 2022 by Joseph Daniel

Here’s a story on how not to design a pilot project. The point of any pilot is to serve as the basis for larger rollouts. They should also be designed to maximise benefits. Joseph Daniel at the Union of Concerned Scientists describes how a U.S. utility in Michigan tried to create a pilot for behind-the-meter small-scale home storage. They wanted to invite anyone to apply to join. The problem was the likely applicants would be wealthy home owners. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Grids, Storage Tagged With: batteries, buildings, costs, efficiency, electricity, grids, JustTransition, peakers, storage, upgrades, utilities

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