The role of energy storage in deep decarbonization of electricity production

Maryam Arbabzadeh; Ramteen Sioshansi; Jeremiah X. Johnson; Gregory A. Keoleian

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11161-5

Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

The role of energy storage in deep decarbonization of electricity production

Maryam Arbabzadeh,
Ramteen Sioshansi,
Jeremiah X. Johnson,
Gregory A. Keoleian

Affiliations

Maryam Arbabzadeh: Center for Sustainable Systems, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Ramteen Sioshansi: Department of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University
Jeremiah X. Johnson: Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Gregory A. Keoleian: Center for Sustainable Systems, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11161-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Existing studies on the economic feasibility of energy storage are system-specific without considering the decarbonisation of electricity production or impacts of GHG taxes. Here the authors applied an optimization model to investigate the economic viability of nice selected energy storage technologies in California and found that renewable curtailment and GHG reductions highly depend on capital costs of energy storage.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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