What are the accommodation conditions of energy storage companies

What is shared Energy Storage (SES)?

With the ever-increased installed capacity of renewable energy generation units in a power system, the so-called shared energy storage (SES), a novel business model under the umbrella of the shared economy principle, has the potential to play an essential role in the accommodation of renewable energy generation.

What is energy storage system (ESS)?

As an emerging power technology, the energy storage system (ESS) can decouple power generation and consumption in time and space, and alleviate the contradiction between renewable energy generation and accommodation , . In recent years, many ESSs have been deployed in power systems because of the decreased cost.

Why should energy storage facilities be retained?

Firstly, as the energy storage facilities are the supporting projects for some suppliers, a part of the energy storage capacity is retained for own use. Secondly, suppliers may attempt to make the supply of energy storage resources nervous by retaining the reserve to gain a greater price advantage in the bidding process.

What is the installed capacity of energy storage facilities?

It is assumed that the installed capacity of the newly- increased energy storage facilities is 10 MW/20 MWh, which is the minimum installed capacity that can access the SES market nowadays.

Can shared energy storage be commercialized?

In this context, shared energy storage (SES), combined energy storage technology with shared economy principle, has the potential to become a breakthrough to realize the commercialization of ESSs [9-11].

Why are energy storage facilities increasing in Qinghai Province?

As for energy storage facilities, the increased number improves the supply-side structure greatly. Due to the higher PV curtailment ratio of Qinghai province, the increased energy storage facilities will be fully utilized as the first two facilities.