Carnot battery technology: A state-of-the-art review

O Dumont, GF Frate, A Pillai, S Lecompte… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The growth of renewable energy requires flexible, low-cost and efficient electrical storage to
balance the mismatch between energy supply and demand. The Carnot battery buffers …

Energy storage for grid-scale applications: Technology review and economic feasibility analysis

GF Frate, L Ferrari, U Desideri - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Non-dispatchable Renewable Energy Sources (RES) changed energy production
from being centralised and fully dispatchable, to be more decentralised and less predictable …

The role of sector coupling in the green transition: A least-cost energy system development in Northern-central Europe towards 2050

J Gea-Bermúdez, IG Jensen, M Münster, M Koivisto… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper analyses the role of sector coupling towards 2050 in the energy system of
Northern-central Europe when pursuing the green transition. Impacts of restricted onshore …

Intermittent renewable energy sources: The role of energy storage in the european power system of 2040

H Zsiborács, NH Baranyai, A Vincze, L Zentkó… - Electronics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Global electricity demand is constantly growing, making the utilization of solar and wind
energy sources, which also reduces negative environmental effects, more and more …

Positioning positive energy districts in European cities

O Lindholm, H Rehman, F Reda - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
There are many concepts for buildings with integrated renewable energy systems that have
received increased attention during the last few years. However, these concepts only strive …

Lighting the World: the first application of an open source, spatial electrification tool (OnSSET) on Sub-Saharan Africa

D Mentis, M Howells, H Rogner… - Environmental …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Agenda 2030,
which comprises a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by 169 …

Energy from closed mines: Underground energy storage and geothermal applications

J Menéndez, A Ordóñez, R Álvarez, J Loredo - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the current energy transition, there is a growing global market for innovative ways to
generate clean energy. Storage technologies are potential and flexible solutions to deal with …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the energy potential of modernizing the European hydropower fleet

E Quaranta, G Aggidis, RM Boes, C Comoglio… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
About 50% of all hydropower plants (HPPs) worldwide were originally commissioned more
than 40 years ago, so that the advanced age of the fleet is a major concern across all …

Global resource potential of seasonal pumped hydropower storage for energy and water storage

JD Hunt, E Byers, Y Wada, S Parkinson… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Seasonal mismatches between electricity supply and demand is increasing due to
expanded use of wind, solar and hydropower resources, which in turn raises the interest on …

Electrical energy storage in highly renewable European energy systems: Capacity requirements, spatial distribution, and storage dispatch

F Cebulla, T Naegler, M Pohl - Journal of Energy Storage, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the major challenges of renewable energy systems is the inherently limited
dispatchability of power generators that rely on variable renewable energy (VRE) sources …