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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.

Why do we need energy storage systems?

When you turn on a hairdryer in your home, somewhere, an electricity generation plant is turning up just a tiny bit to keep the grid in balance. Energy storage systems allow electricity to be stored—and then discharged—at the most strategic times.

How does energy storage work?

Energy storage also converts energy from one medium to another—whether it be mechanical energy in a pumped hydro facility or chemical energy in a battery—so that energy can be provided when it is needed by the grid.

Will energy storage save the energy industry?

It’s generation . . . it’s transmission . . . it’s energy storage! The renewable energy industry continues to view energy storage as the superhero that will save it from its greatest problem—intermittent energy production and the resulting grid reliability issues that such intermittent generation engenders.

Why do we need a co-optimized energy storage system?

The need to co-optimize storage with other elements of the electricity system, coupled with uncertain climate change impacts on demand and supply, necessitate advances in analytical tools to reliably and efficiently plan, operate, and regulate power systems of the future.

What are energy storage systems?

Energy storage systems allow electricity to be stored—and then discharged—at the most strategic times. Today, Lithium-ion batteries, the same batteries that are used in cell phones and electric vehicles, are the most commonly used type of energy storage.