Energy Storage - 8: Prof. John Loughhead OBE

Trilateral Energy Storage Workshop: International Technology Innovation

Professor John Loughhead Chief Scientific Advisor, DECC

19 November 2015

Trilateral Energy Storage Workshop – November 20152

The Energy Trilemma

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Security of supply


Energy Storage – International Deployment

Source: ‘Energy Storage: Which Market Designs and Regulatory Incentives are Needed”, European Parliament publication, Oct 2015.


Energy Storage – International InnovationEnergy Storage Technology Countries & Companies with

Leading ExpertiseTechnology status Example Projects

Bulk storage technologies (approx > 100MW)

Pumped hydro storage

Many countries worldwide

Operators include: EDF, First Hydro Company, Quarry Battery Company, SSE, Scottish Power, Vattenfall

Commercial operation and refinements

France – Grand’Maison Dam (1.8GW); Germany – Goldistal (1.0GW);UK – Dinorwig (1.8GW).

CAES (Com-pressed Air Energy Storage)

Germany; US; South Korea

Developers include: Dresser-Rand, GCX Energy, Gaelectric, General Electric, LightSail, NRStor

Commercial operation (limited);Demonstration

Germany – Huntorf (300MW)UK – Project planned for Larne, Northern Ireland

Power-to-Gas

Germany, France, UK

Operators include: Areva, EON, ENGIE, Thuga Group.Electrolyser manufacturers include: Hydrogenics, ITM Power

Demonstration France - GRHYD demonstrator, Dunkerque;Germany – Falkenhagen (2MW);UK - Aberdeen


Energy Storage – International InnovationEnergy Storage Technology Countries & Companies with

Leading ExpertiseTechnology status Example Projects

Distribution storage technologies (approx 2MW – 200MW)

Liquid air energy storage

UK

Developer: Highview Power Limited

Demonstration UK – Highview-Viridor, Pilsworth (5MW/12MWh)

Flow batteries

Many countries worldwide, e.g. Austria, China, Germany, France, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, UK, US

Developers include: EnStorage , REDT, EnerVault, UET, Sumitomo, Cellstrom, Vanadis Power, Rongke Power

Research & Development;Demonstration;Commercial

Germany – Vanadis Power, Nuremberg (325kW/1MWh);UK – REDT, Isle of Gigha Demonstrator (100kW/1.2MWh)

Source: REDT


Energy Storage – International InnovationEnergy Storage Technology

Countries (Companies) with Leading Expertise

Technology status Example Projects

Distribution storage technologies (approx 2MW - 200MW)

Li-ion batteries Many countries worldwide Commercial operation (limited at distribution scale); Demonstration

France – Nice Grid (1.5MWh);Germany – Feldheim (10MW/10MWh);UK – UKPN, Leighton Buzzard (6MW/10MWh)

Na-S batteries Germany, Italy, Japan, US

Developers include: NGK

Commercial operation Germany – Younicos, Berlin (1MW/6MWh);France – EDF, Reunion Island (1MW)

New battery technologies Many countries worldwide R&D Too many to list!

Domestic/commercial storage technologies (approx 1kW – 500kW)

Li-ion batteries Many countries worldwide Commercial Too many to list!

Lead-acid batteries Many countries worldwide Commercial Too many to list!

Frequency regulation

Flywheels Many countries worldwide Commercial Too many to list!

Super-capacitors Many countries worldwide Commercial Too many to list!


Energy Storage – International Innovation

Scope for Collaboration:

• innovation

• collaboration

• joint programmes

8 Trilateral Energy Storage Workshop – November 2015

“Making clean energy cheaper than conventional energy in multiple applications in the next 10 - 15 years”

CooperationTransparencyCollaboration

Finance

COP 21 – Mission Innovation (MI) and Innovation for Clean Energy (ICE)

9 Trilateral Energy Storage Workshop – November 2015

Energy Storage Trilateral: Next Steps…

an open discussion on the best ways to share our energy storage knowledge and experience.

Energy Storage - 8: Prof. John Loughhead OBE

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