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An interdisciplinary review of energy storage for communities: challenges and perspectives

Parra, David; Swierczynski, Maciej; Stroe, Daniel I.; Norman, Stuart A.; Abdon, Andreas; Worlitschek, J�rg; O'Doherty, Travis; Rodrigues, Luc�lia Taranto; Gillott, Mark C.; Zhang, Xiaojin; Bauer, Christian; Patel, Martin K.

Authors

David Parra

Maciej Swierczynski

Daniel I. Stroe

Stuart A. Norman

Andreas Abdon

J�rg Worlitschek

Travis O'Doherty

Luc�lia Taranto Rodrigues

Mark C. Gillott

Xiaojin Zhang

Christian Bauer

Martin K. Patel



Abstract

Given the increasing penetration of renewable energy technologies as distributed generation embedded in the consumption centres, there is growing interest in energy storage systems located very close to consumers. These systems allow to increase the amount of renewable energy generation consumed locally, they provide opportunities for demand-side management and help to decarbonise the electricity, heating and transport sectors.

In this paper, the authors present an interdisciplinary review of community energy storage (CES) with a focus on its potential role and challenges as a key element within the wider energy system. The discussion includes: the whole spectrum of applications and technologies with a strong emphasis on end user applications; techno-economic, environmental and social assessments of CES; and an outlook on CES from the customer, utility company and policy-maker perspectives. Currently, in general only traditional thermal storage with water tanks is economically viable. However, CES is expected to offer new opportunities for the energy transition since the community scale introduces several advantages for electrochemical technologies such as batteries. Technical and economic benefits over energy storage in single dwellings are driven by enhanced performance due to less spiky community demand profile and economies of scale respectively. In addition, CES brings new opportunities for citizen participation within communities and helps to increase awareness of energy consumption and environmental impacts.

Citation

Parra, D., Swierczynski, M., Stroe, D. I., Norman, S. A., Abdon, A., Worlitschek, J., …Patel, M. K. (in press). An interdisciplinary review of energy storage for communities: challenges and perspectives. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 79, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.003

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 2, 2017
Online Publication Date May 25, 2017
Deposit Date May 17, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Print ISSN 1364-0321
Electronic ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 79
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.003
Keywords Energy storage, Community, Renewable energy technologies, Interdisciplinary review
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/862068
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032117306263

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