Energy storage systems
Key technologies for the energy transition
Efficient and reliable energy storage systems are central building blocks for an integrated energy system based 100% on renewable energy sources. Innovative storage technologies and new fields ..... Read full article
Innovative storage technologies
Building blocks for the energy system of the future
The switch to an energy supply with 100% renewable energy sources poses major technical and organisational challenges to our energy system. To be able to guarantee the ..... Read full article
Underground Sun Storage 2030
Storing wind and solar energy in natural-gas storage facilities
Long-term storage of renewable energy sources will play a central role in the future energy system. Underground gas storage facilities are long-established large-volume energy storage facilities with ..... Read full article
GigaTES
Giga-scale storage systems for the sustainable heat supply of urban quarters
District heating networks that are supplied entirely with renewable energy sources require very large storage systems so that they can store the large quantities of renewable heat ..... Read full article
HyStEPs
Hybrid storage concept for efficient industrial processes
In industry, storage technologies are used to decouple heat generation and heat consumption over time, thereby increasing the efficiency and flexibility of industrial processes. Steam storage systems ..... Read full article
Gmunden High Temperature Heat Link R&D
Using industrial waste heat
The Gmunden cement plant has a waste heat potential of approx. 10 MWth at 400°C. In this project, a project team of research and industry partners1 developed ..... Read full article
Car2flex
E-car batteries as power storage systems
Electric mobility can make a significant contribution to reducing the high environmental impact in the transport sector. However, sustainable concepts are needed to integrate the increasing number ..... Read full article
SecondLifeBatteries4Storage
New life for used batteries from e-mobility
When batteries from electric vehicles only provide 80% of their power, they are disposed of because they are no longer suitable for demanding mobility applications once their ..... Read full article
Energy Storage
Technology Programme of the International Energy Agency IEA
The issue of energy storage systems also plays an important role in research and technology development at the international level. The Energy Storage Technology Programme (ES TCP) ..... Read full article
Energy storage systems in Austria
Market development 2020
A study1 carried out by the University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, AEE INTEC, BEST and ENFOS presents the market development of energy storage technologies in Austria ..... Read full article
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