Increasing Flexibility of ROR Hydropower Plants using "Virtual Reservoirs"
The U.S. power system is going through significant shifts in the value of energy and services, largely driven by increased generation in intermittent renewables (e.g, wind and solar). The increased utilization of these resources is shifting power markets and requiring other participants to consider changes in their operations to meet market needs. A large stock of existing run-of-river (ROR) hydropower infrastructure in the U.S. (29% of all hydropower capacity in the U.S.) is ROR, without the flexibility to regulate operations independent of daily water flows. This research is assessing the potential of integrated hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) as virtual reservoir for ROR flexibility enhancement. Different combinations of high energy storage (e.g., battery) and high power storage (e.g., flywheel, supercapacitor) devices with single/multi converter configuration are being considered for ROR integration. This poster summarizes the various ancillary services that are being investigated for all possible ROR integrated HESS configurations.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 1512796
- Report Number(s):
- INL/CON-19-53371-Rev000
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 8th Annual 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium, Denver, CO, USA, 04/01/2019 - 04/02/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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