Title :
GROWDERS, a project to demonstrate grid connected electricity storage in the distribution grid
Author :
van der Burgt, Jos J ; Lemmens, Jasper H J ; de Boer-Meulman, Petra D M
Author_Institution :
KEMA Nederland BV, Arnhem, Netherlands
Abstract :
In future electricity networks technical challenges regarding distributed energy sources could be solved by using transportable and flexible storage systems. The GROWDERS (Grid Reliability and Operability with Distributed Generation using Flexible Storage) project, funded by the European Commission, aims to demonstrate the technical and economical maturity of these systems. At several test sites across Europe the technology of two Li-ion battery systems and a flywheel system has proven to serve the management of the energy grid. A software planning tool, PLATOS (PLAnning Tool for Optimized Storage), was developed for the optimization of the location, type and size of storage systems for distribution gird applications.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; secondary cells; European Commission; Li; Li-ion battery system; distributed energy sources; distributed generation; electricity network; electricity storage; flywheel system; Electricity storage; Li-ion battery; flywheel; grid connected system; planning of power systems; renewable energy sources; smart grids;
Conference_Titel :
Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion (MedPower 2010), 7th Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Agia Napa
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2010.0957
