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Storage requirements in a 100% renewable electricity system: Extreme events and inter-annual variability
Ruhnau, Oliver; Qvist, Staffan - 2021
In the context of 100% renewable electricity systems, prolonged periods with persistently scarce supply from wind and solar resources have received increasing academic and political attention. This article explores how such scarcity periods relate to energy storage requirements. To this end, we...
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Improving the economics of battery storage for industrial customers : are incentives enough to increase adoption?
Dougherty, Anne; Billings, Blake; Camacho, Nestor; … - In: The electricity journal 34 (2021) 9, pp. 1-10
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Optimum PV-diesel hybrid systems for remote consumers of the Greek territory
Kaldellis, John; Zafirakis, Dimitrios; Kavadias, Kosmas; … - In: Applied Energy 97 (2012) C, pp. 61-67
On the numerous small and medium-sized Greek islands one may encounter several thousands of remote consumers unable to appreciate a direct electricity utility supply. For this purpose, remote consumers usually cover their electricity needs based on the operation of small diesel-generator sets....
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A comparative overview of large-scale battery systems for electricity storage
Poullikkas, Andreas - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 778-788
In this work, an overview of the different types of batteries used for large-scale electricity storage is carried out … applications are identified and a comparison between the different types of batteries, as well as with other types of large …–sulfur batteries, whereas the flow batteries and especially the vanadium redox flow batteries are used for smaller battery energy …
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