The capital of energy storage innovation

What is the future of energy storage?

Storage enables electricity systems to remain in balance despite variations in wind and solar availability, allowing for cost-effective deep decarbonization while maintaining reliability. The Future of Energy Storage report is an essential analysis of this key component in decarbonizing our energy infrastructure and combating climate change.

Are energy storage technologies more cost effective and ready for commercialization?

Through investments and ongoing initiatives like DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge —which draws on the extensive research capabilities of the DOE National Laboratories, universities, and industry—energy-storage technologies are now more cost effective and ready for commercialization.

Are energy storage technologies economically viable in California?

Here the authors applied an optimization model to investigate the economic viability of nice selected energy storage technologies in California and found that renewable curtailment and GHG reductions highly depend on capital costs of energy storage.

Why is energy storage important?

Energy storage is a potential substitute for, or complement to, almost every aspect of a power system, including generation, transmission, and demand flexibility. Storage should be co-optimized with clean generation, transmission systems, and strategies to reward consumers for making their electricity use more flexible.

Why do we need energy storage funding?

“These funding opportunities help propel the future of energy storage and deliver cost-effective solutions for our nation’s electricity needs” said Gene Rodrigues, Assistant Secretary for Electricity. “Energy storage bolsters system reliability and enables every American to benefit from abundant and affordable clean energy.

Why do we need a co-optimized energy storage system?

The need to co-optimize storage with other elements of the electricity system, coupled with uncertain climate change impacts on demand and supply, necessitate advances in analytical tools to reliably and efficiently plan, operate, and regulate power systems of the future.