Posibilities of electric power storage from renewable sources

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of all currently commercially available options of energy storage in the power distributionnetwork. The paper puts forward arguments for energy storage in the distribution network as well as requirements that must be metby the relevant energy storage systems. The paper describes 7 technologies allowing the solution of energy storage problems, includingtheir basic principles and summarizing benefits and drawbacks of individual solutions.

Keywords

• batteries
• flywheels
• superkapacitory
• SMES
• CAES
• pumped storage power plant