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Synergies Between Building-Sited Batteries and Thermal Energy Storage

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1923866

As renewable penetration increases, there is a greater need for energy storage systems located at buildings. This storage can include batteries, which directly shift the metered load, or thermal energy storage, which shifts thermal-driven electric loads like air conditioning. This presentation covers modeling results of the potential demand reduction and annualized cost savings for different combinations of thermal and battery energy storage sizes. It also shows how battery storage can expand the usefulness of thermal energy storage for electric load shaving, and how thermal storage can lower the cost of the overall storage system and extend battery lifetime by reducing cycling.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1923866
Report Number(s):
NREL/PR-5500-83068; MainId:83841; UUID:6159098e-44e1-4b0c-b8be-fcf53e98577e; MainAdminID:68664
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English