Integrated Intelligent Energy ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (9): 48-58.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-0706.2023.09.007

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Energy storage technologies and their applications and development

XUE Fu1(), MA Xiaoming2, YOU Yanjun3   

  1. 1. Central Southern China Electric Power Design Institute Company Limited of CPECC, Wuhan 430071, China
    2. Huadian Electric Power Research Institute Company Limited,Hangzhou 310030, China
    3. Hubei Huadian Wuxue New Energy Company Limited, Huanggang 435400, China
  • Received:2022-09-02 Revised:2022-10-26 Online:2023-09-25 Published:2023-09-25

Abstract:

Energy storage is a key supportive technology for the energy revolution. In the context of carbon neutrality, the fast-growing energy storage technology is playing an increasingly important role in energy industry. Existing energy storage technologies and their development statuses are expounded, focusing on their characteristics and differences. And the application scenarios and economy of these technologies are comprehensively compared. The key to battery researches is introducing new energy storage materials to solve its non-traditional electrochemical problems. Thermochemical energy storage is suitable for long-term storage due to its low energy consumption in reversible reactions, but attention should be paid to its cyclic dynamic characteristics, modeling and cost control. Pumped energy storage and compressed air storage technology are mature technologies, which are of high storage capacity and suitable for large-scale energy storage projects. However, the two technologies are limited by siting constraints, high cost of infrastructure construction and difference in operation and maintenance costs. Flywheel energy storage technology is suitable for the scenarios in need of frequent start-up and short energy release time, but how to the reduce energy loss in conversion is the challenge. Applications of hydrogen energy is restricted by difficulties in storage and transportation and its low energy conversion efficiency. The study can provide reference for relevant researches and policy formulation.

Key words: energy storage technology, thermochemical energy storage, compressed air energy storage, flywheel energy storage, hydrogen energy storage, energy storage application, carbon neutrality

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