Electrical Energy Storage
Low carbon generation, such as wind and solar power has many environmental advantages, but perhaps its biggest drawback is its inherent variability of supply. Electrical energy storage solutions aim to even out that variability by storing energy that is generated when demand on the network is low, so that it can be used to support traditional generation when the demands on the network are higher. EA Technology can offer considerable advice and expertise in the design and assessment of electrical energy storage including:-
- Market studies to assess the available technologies
- Guidance in specification and selection of appropriate systems
- Consideration of potential applications and Business Case
- Expert guidance on standards and regulations
- Expert guidance on connections and network integration
- Technical performance assessment, monitoring and analysis
- Management of demonstration programmes
Electrical energy storage
As one of the UK’s leading authorities on electrical energy storage systems, EA Technology can offer invaluable advice and expertise to ensure that you select the most cost effective and appropriate technology available.
With extensive experience in the sector, we will provide you with technical and commercial advice on all the options currently available. And because we don’t manufacture storage systems ourselves, you can be sure that our advice is completely independent and unbiased.
Our expert team will perform an in-depth analysis of your electrical energy storage requirements, to assess the best storage solution for your unique circumstances. We’ll also advise on a wide range of safety issues and connection implications, to ensure your new system works safely and effectively within the larger network and complies with all relevant standards and codes of practice.
We can independently manage a complete turnkey demonstration project from concept, through specification, to detailed technical performance assessment, monitoring, analysis and recommendation.
As well as advising on the technical aspects of electrical energy storage, EA Technology will also use our industry experience to make the business case for our recommended solution, to demonstrate its financial viability in both the short and long term.
Electrical Energy Storage should not be thought of as just large-scale pumped-storage for peak lopping. Various electrical energy storage technologies exist (Batteries, Flow Cells, Super-Capacitors, Hydrogen Systems, Flywheels, Compressed Air systems) which can offer differing operational solutions (frequency support, power quality, capacity and more), and deliver benefits to a wide range of customers (domestic, DNO, transmission, generator), at many scales (W, kW, MW) and duration (seconds, minutes or hours).