Thermal Energy Storage for Grid Applications: Current Status and Emerging Trends

Diana Enescu, Gianfranco Chicco, Radu Porumb and George Seritan
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Diana Enescu: Electronics Telecommunications and Energy Department, University Valahia of Targoviste, 130004Targoviste, Romania
Gianfranco Chicco: Dipartimento Energia “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
Radu Porumb: Wing Computer Group srl, 077042 Bucharest, Romania
George Seritan: Wing Computer Group srl, 077042 Bucharest, Romania

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-21

Abstract: Thermal energy systems (TES) contribute to the on-going process that leads to higher integration among different energy systems, with the aim of reaching a cleaner, more flexible and sustainable use of the energy resources. This paper reviews the current literature that refers to the development and exploitation of TES-based solutions in systems connected to the electrical grid. These solutions facilitate the energy system integration to get additional flexibility for energy management, enable better use of variable renewable energy sources (RES), and contribute to the modernisation of the energy system infrastructures, the enhancement of the grid operation practices that include energy shifting, and the provision of cost-effective grid services. This paper offers a complementary view with respect to other reviews that deal with energy storage technologies, materials for TES applications, TES for buildings, and contributions of electrical energy storage for grid applications. The main aspects addressed are the characteristics, parameters and models of the TES systems, the deployment of TES in systems with variable RES, microgrids, and multi-energy networks, and the emerging trends for TES applications.

Keywords: thermal energy storage; electrical networks; variable renewable energy sources; wind energy; concentrated solar power; water tanks; multi-energy networks; peak-load shifting; flexibility; review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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