Utility Energy Storage Market Guide
This Utility Energy Storage Market Guide report provides a comprehensive assessment of the state-of-the-art for energy storage technology and describes how the marketplace will likely evolve.
This is a comprehensive guide to opportunities for electric utilities, developers and suppliers of storage technologies, and engineering firms that design and construct installations.
Applicability and benefits are discussed for each storage technology, key players are profiled, and existing installations are identified. The report also provides an easy-to-use graphic comparison of competing technologies, allowing the match-up of product categories with specific applications.
The electric utility energy storage market is projected to top $2.5 billion by 2015. Eight technologies will compete head-to-head in this market including batteries, compressed air storage, flywheels, hydrogen, superconducting magnetic energy storage, thermal energy storage, ultracapacitors, and vehicle-to-grid.
This Utility Energy Storage report analyzes the various benefits of storage installations for electric utilities, such as improved reliability and power quality, meeting needle peaks in electricity usage, reduced need for added generation capacity, deferred T&D upgrade investment, and reduction of CO2 emissions. Because of the intermittent nature of their power generation, storage is particularly applicable to utility-scale solar and wind farm installations.
This is a comprehensive guide to opportunities for electric utilities, developers and suppliers of storage technologies, and engineering firms that design and construct installations.
Applicability and benefits are discussed for each storage technology, key players are profiled, and existing installations are identified. The report also provides an easy-to-use graphic comparison of competing technologies, allowing the match-up of product categories with specific applications.
The electric utility energy storage market is projected to top $2.5 billion by 2015. Eight technologies will compete head-to-head in this market including batteries, compressed air storage, flywheels, hydrogen, superconducting magnetic energy storage, thermal energy storage, ultracapacitors, and vehicle-to-grid.
This Utility Energy Storage report analyzes the various benefits of storage installations for electric utilities, such as improved reliability and power quality, meeting needle peaks in electricity usage, reduced need for added generation capacity, deferred T&D upgrade investment, and reduction of CO2 emissions. Because of the intermittent nature of their power generation, storage is particularly applicable to utility-scale solar and wind farm installations.
OVERVIEW OF ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM:
Understanding Energy Storage
Recent Developments
Advanced Energy Storage Systems
Popular Storage Methods
INTRODUCTION TO GRID ENERGY STORAGE:
Economics of Grid Energy Storage
Leveling the Load
Managing the Energy Demand
Portability Options
Reliability of Energy Storage Options
Global Utility Energy Storage Market Forecast
Storage Systems Used by Utilities
ROLE OF THE SMART GRID:
Market Drivers
Load Management
Peak Demand
Demand Growth
Power Quality and Reliability
Spinning Reserve
Renewable Power Integration
Wind Power Grid Integration
Tax Credits
BATTERIES
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES:
Construction
Applications of Lead Acid Batteries
Sulfation
Stratification
Safety Issues
LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES:
Construction
Formats
Safety Issues
METAL-AIR BATTERIES
SODIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES:
Construction
Safety Issues
VANADIUM-REDOX FLOW BATTERIES:
Operation
Applications & Installations
ZINC-BROMIDE FLOW BATTERIES
KEY TECHNOLOGIES IN BATTERY STORAGE:
Lead-Acid Batteries
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Metal-Air Batteries
Sodium-Sulfur Batteries
Vanadium-Redox Flow Batteries
Zinc-Bromide Flow Batteries
COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE:
History of CAES
Types of CAES
Types of Systems
Hybrid Systems
Existing Hybrid Systems
Future Hybrid Systems
Lake or Ocean Storage
CAES Systems in Energy Storage
Comparing CAES with Batteries
Safety Issues
FLYWHEELS:
History of Flywheels
Flywheel Energy Storage
Flywheels in Utility Energy Storage
HYDROGEN:
Hydrogen and Energy Storage
PUMPED HYDROELECTRIC STORAGE
POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE:
Advantages of SMES
Current Uses
Solenoid versus Toroid
Low-Temperature versus High-Temperature Superconductors
Economics of SMES
Challenges Facing SMES
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE:
Economics of Thermal Energy Storage
ULTRACAPACITORS:
History of Ultracapacitors
Ultracapacitors & Energy Storage
Comparing Ultracapacitors to Batteries
VEHICLE-TO-GRID:
VG & Energy Storage
Installations
Skepticism
TECHNOLOGY COMPARISON:
Performance Comparisons
Ratings
Size & Weight
Capital Costs
Efficiency and Cycle Life
Per-Cycle Cost
Applications and Benefits
FINANCIAL BENEFITS:
Arbitrage
Reduced Cost for Transmission and Distribution Losses
Reduced Financial Losses from Improved Electric Reliability
Reduced Financial Losses from Improved Onsite Power Quality
Reduced Need for Generation Capacity
Renewables Value Enhancement
Power Generation Support
Enhanced Power Quality
Frequency Regulation
Load Following
Renewables Support
Transmission and Distribution Support
Asset Utilization
Avoided Congestion Charges
Deferred Upgrade Investment
Increased Load-Carrying Capacity
Life Extension
Substation Upgrade Deferral
End-User Benefits
Demand Charge Reduction
Time-of-Use Energy Cost Reduction
RISK ASSESSMENT:
Installation Economics
Monetizing Storage Benefits
Understanding Energy Storage
Recent Developments
Advanced Energy Storage Systems
Popular Storage Methods
INTRODUCTION TO GRID ENERGY STORAGE:
Economics of Grid Energy Storage
Leveling the Load
Managing the Energy Demand
Portability Options
Reliability of Energy Storage Options
Global Utility Energy Storage Market Forecast
Storage Systems Used by Utilities
ROLE OF THE SMART GRID:
Market Drivers
Load Management
Peak Demand
Demand Growth
Power Quality and Reliability
Spinning Reserve
Renewable Power Integration
Wind Power Grid Integration
Tax Credits
BATTERIES
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES:
Construction
Applications of Lead Acid Batteries
Sulfation
Stratification
Safety Issues
LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES:
Construction
Formats
Safety Issues
METAL-AIR BATTERIES
SODIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES:
Construction
Safety Issues
VANADIUM-REDOX FLOW BATTERIES:
Operation
Applications & Installations
ZINC-BROMIDE FLOW BATTERIES
KEY TECHNOLOGIES IN BATTERY STORAGE:
Lead-Acid Batteries
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Metal-Air Batteries
Sodium-Sulfur Batteries
Vanadium-Redox Flow Batteries
Zinc-Bromide Flow Batteries
COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE:
History of CAES
Types of CAES
Types of Systems
Hybrid Systems
Existing Hybrid Systems
Future Hybrid Systems
Lake or Ocean Storage
CAES Systems in Energy Storage
Comparing CAES with Batteries
Safety Issues
FLYWHEELS:
History of Flywheels
Flywheel Energy Storage
Flywheels in Utility Energy Storage
HYDROGEN:
Hydrogen and Energy Storage
PUMPED HYDROELECTRIC STORAGE
POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE:
Advantages of SMES
Current Uses
Solenoid versus Toroid
Low-Temperature versus High-Temperature Superconductors
Economics of SMES
Challenges Facing SMES
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE:
Economics of Thermal Energy Storage
ULTRACAPACITORS:
History of Ultracapacitors
Ultracapacitors & Energy Storage
Comparing Ultracapacitors to Batteries
VEHICLE-TO-GRID:
VG & Energy Storage
Installations
Skepticism
TECHNOLOGY COMPARISON:
Performance Comparisons
Ratings
Size & Weight
Capital Costs
Efficiency and Cycle Life
Per-Cycle Cost
Applications and Benefits
FINANCIAL BENEFITS:
Arbitrage
Reduced Cost for Transmission and Distribution Losses
Reduced Financial Losses from Improved Electric Reliability
Reduced Financial Losses from Improved Onsite Power Quality
Reduced Need for Generation Capacity
Renewables Value Enhancement
Power Generation Support
Enhanced Power Quality
Frequency Regulation
Load Following
Renewables Support
Transmission and Distribution Support
Asset Utilization
Avoided Congestion Charges
Deferred Upgrade Investment
Increased Load-Carrying Capacity
Life Extension
Substation Upgrade Deferral
End-User Benefits
Demand Charge Reduction
Time-of-Use Energy Cost Reduction
RISK ASSESSMENT:
Installation Economics
Monetizing Storage Benefits
