Dilemma facing the energy storage industry

Is Doe addressing the energy storage industry's challenges?

EAC conducted a months-long review of obstacles and challenges facing the energy storage industry to determine areas of pressure and pain, and to assess whether DOE was addressing these obstacles and challenges in its funding, policy, initiatives, and other efforts.

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.

What are the disadvantages of deploying energy storage in remote areas?

Costly deployments. The cost of implementing any sort of development in remote areas is usually very high, so there could be financial hurdles in deploying energy storage in microgrid use cases. Costly circuit upgrades. Circuits in remote areas can span long distances and have small conductor sizes with uneven load distribution.

Why is a lack of energy storage interdependency a problem?

Similarly, the lack of attention paid to existing interdependencies also is hurting clear identification and definition of energy storage value, which, in turn, hinders the ability to develop resilience use cases, revenue structures, and market and regulatory incentives that facilitate the optimum deployment of energy storage.

How can critical services benefit from energy storage policy improvements?

Critical services can benefit from policy improvements that enable greater adoption of energy storage, including the use of energy storage as an alternative to backup diesel generators and regulatory cost models that allow grid storage to be repurposed for emergency services.

Should Doe conduct a macro-energy storage analysis?

DOE should conduct a macro-energy storage analysis to determine the power and duration of energy storage needed and where it is needed. This should be compared with the projected availability to assess whether it satisfies the needs and evaluates the cost associated with the needs.