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Electricity Storage 8 – So What Have We Learned?

Electricity Storage 8 – So What Have We Learned?

I started this thread of posts to discover whether electricity storage is a major barrier to wider deployment of renewables. So, what have we learned about electricity storage over the last nine weeks? Renewable energy has not created the need

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Electricity Storage 7 – Power-to-X, Chemicals as an Energy Reservoir

Containerised unit for producing hydrogen from water and renewable electricity

Last week we talked about batteries for grid scale electricity storage. There is another way we can use chemical bonds to store spare renewable electricity – Power-to-X. The idea behind Power-to-X is to convert renewable electricity into a transportable and

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Electricity Storage Options 6 – Batteries Included

Electricity Storage Options 6 – Batteries Included

This week we look at using batteries for temporary storage of renewable electricity. The installed battery capacity is still small compared to pumped hydro, but it is the fastest growing solution, and the most flexible. Battery is a generic term

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Electricity Storage Options 5 – Pure Electricity

Outline of superconducting magnet coils for energy storage

After a quick holiday break over Christmas and the New Year, we get back to the blog series on energy storage technologies. I hope you all had an enjoyable time! In this 5th episode, we cover storing electricity as electricity

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Electricity Storage Options 4 – Turning up the Heat

Pumped heat energy storage prototype at Newcastle University showing the hot and cold stores.

Looking for practical storage solutions for an electricity grid dominated by renewables, we have already examined gravity, pressure, and momentum as ways to capture and hold energy for later use. Next on our list is heat. It is helpful to

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Electricity Storage Options 3 – Springs and Tops

Almelo hybrid storage system in the Netherlands. Showing 4 Kinext flywheel units and the battery farm

This series of blogs is about electricity storage and how it works with renewable energy to create net-zero electricity grids. Last week I talked about using weights and gravity to store electricity. The most popular method is pumped hydro storage.

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Electricity Storage Options 2 – Using Gravity

Giant inlet valves for the turbines

Last week, I looked at the wide range of technologies available for electricity storage to support renewable energy grids. Gravity systems are the dominant form of electricity storage today. Current installations can store up to 9,000 GWh—about a quarter of

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Renewable Energy and Storage – the Options

Renewable Energy and Storage – the Options

I get frustrated that any time renewable energy and net-zero get mentioned on social media, reporting a new technical breakthrough, a bigger pipeline of projects or reducing costs, someone will triumphantly reply “you know the sun doesn’t shine at night!”,

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Recent Posts

  • Electricity Storage 8 – So What Have We Learned? 23/01/2023
  • Electricity Storage 7 – Power-to-X, Chemicals as an Energy Reservoir 17/01/2023
  • Electricity Storage Options 6 – Batteries Included 09/01/2023
  • Electricity Storage Options 5 – Pure Electricity 02/01/2023
  • Electricity Storage Options 4 – Turning up the Heat 12/12/2022

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