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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Battery Energy Storage in Electric Power Grids: Research and Practices

  • Iver Bakken Sperstad
  • , Maren Istad
  • , Hanne Sæle
  • , Magnus Korpås
  • , Irina Oleinikova
  • , Seppo Hänninen
  • , Sergio Motta
  • , Konstantina Panagiotou
  • , Christina Papadimitriou
  • , Venizelos Efthymiou
  • , Chresten Træholt
  • , Mattia Marinelli
    • SINTEF
    • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
    • University of Cyprus

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    Abstract

    This paper provides an overview of methods for including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) into electric power grid planning. The general approach to grid planning is the same with and without BESS, but when BESS is included as an alternative, other methods are necessary, which adds significant complexity to the planning problem. Although recent research literature proposes a wide range of methods and models for Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of BESS for grid applications, these are to a little extent applied in practice. For the research-based methods to be suitable for grid planning, they should handle timing of installations as well as sizing and siting of BESS. Moreover, they must capture long-term developments in load and generation. Finally, the CBA methods need realistic modelling of the operational benefits of BESS, taking into account multi-period AC power flow, battery degradation, and utilization for multiple grid services.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of 2020 IEEE PES International Conference and Exhibition onInnovative Smart Grid Technologies
    Number of pages5
    PublisherIEEE
    Publication date2020
    Article number9248895
    ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-7101-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020
    Event2020 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe - Virtual event
    Duration: 25 Oct 202028 Oct 2020
    https://ieee-isgt-europe.org/

    Conference

    Conference2020 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe
    LocationVirtual event
    Period25/10/202028/10/2020
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • Battery storage
    • Cost-benefit analysis
    • Electric power grid
    • Power system planning

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