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Energy Storage
When nature decides to rest, storage systems come into play to help renewable energy do its job. Energy storage is the keystone to providing added value to green energy.
Batteries and storage, the allies of renewables
The benefits of energy storage
Never again without energy
The benefits of energy storage are, like renewable energy itself, unlimited: lower costs, zero CO2 emissions, with untold benefits for both the environment and humanity. And, as is the case with renewable energy, BESS can create jobs. According to an article that was published on LinkedIn in October 2023 “The growth of the BESS industry has led to the development of new employment opportunities in manufacturing, installation, and maintenance.”
BESS is a “win-win situation” in every respect.
The large-scale production of battery systems enables storage to take hold faster, thereby guaranteeing higher levels of performance.
With storage systems, renewables can shift gears, thereby speeding up the energy transition in preparation for the future.
Storage also leads to new services for electrical system security (static reserve, regulation of frequency, voltage and restarting) that had previously been the exclusive domain of conventional sources.
Energy storage systems be applied both on a large and a small scale. They can either feed the grid or they can be used in small-scale, residential, so-called "behind the meter" solutions.
Frequently asked questions about battery storage systems
By 2050, nearly 50% of the electricity fed into the grid will be generated from renewable sources. However, their intermittent nature means that solutions must be found to match electricity production with demand. In this respect BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) are highly effective. They use batteries (mostly lithium-ion) to store energy and then release it as needed. Here are a series of answers to the main questions about these devices.
Frequently asked questions on energy storage in USA and Canada
As renewable energy continues to grow in the US and Canada, so does the demand to install utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). The market’s demands for system flexibility combined with decreasing costs in battery technology is leading BESS to play a more important role than ever in the energy market. By 2023, an additional 3.6 GW of large scale battery storage is planned to be operational in the US.