Electrical energy storage and Smart Grid technologies to integrate the next generation of Renewable Power Systems

Aoife Foley, David Connolly, Paul Leahy, Henrik Lund, Martin J Leahy, E.J. McKeogh

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Abstract

The growth of renewable power sources, distributed generation and the potential for alternative fuelled modes of transport such as electric vehicles has led to concerns over the ability of existing grid systems to facilitate such diverse portfolio mixes in already congested power systems. Internationally the growth in renewable energy sources is driven by government policy targets associated with the uncertainties of fossil fuel supplies, environmental issues and a move towards energy independence. Power grids were traditionally designed as vertically integrated centrally managed entities with fully dispatchable generating plant. Renewable power sources, distributed generation and alternative fuelled vehicles will place these power systems under additional stresses and strains due to their different operational characteristics. Energy storage and smart grid technologies are widely proposed as the tools to integrate these future diverse portfolio mixes within the more conventional power systems. The choice in these technologies is determined not only by their location on the grid system, but by the diversification in the power portfolio mix, the electricity market and the operational demands. This paper presents a high level technical and economic overview of the role and relevance of electrical energy storage and smart grid technologies in the next generation of renewable power systems.
Original languageEnglish
Pages0-0
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010
Event4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection Conference (SEEP10) - Bari, Italy
Duration: 01 Jun 201001 Jun 2010

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection Conference (SEEP10)
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBari
Period01/06/201001/06/2010

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