Long-term holding potential of energy storage industry

What is long duration energy storage?

Long duration energy storage offers a superior solution. It complements transmission and renewables, moving energy through time to when it’s most needed. It reduces the total infrastructure we need to build, lowering costs and customer energy prices. There are many forms of energy storage.

Why is long-term energy storage important?

Gas will play a small role in the energy transition however it simply cannot provide enough energy while staying within carbon budgets. Long duration energy storage offers a superior solution. It complements transmission and renewables, moving energy through time to when it’s most needed.

How does the technology landscape affect long-duration energy storage?

The technology landscape may allow for a diverse range of storage applications based on land availability and duration need, which may be location dependent. These insights are valuable to guide the development of long-duration energy storage projects and inspire potential use cases for different long-duration energy storage technologies.

What are long-duration energy storage technologies?

In this paper, we loosely define long-duration energy storage technologies as ones that at minimum can provide inter-day applications. Long-duration energy storage projects usually have large energy ratings, targeting different markets compared with many short duration energy storage projects.

Is there a future for energy storage in Australia?

There is more to come. As demand for energy storage grows, new solutions are rapidly emerging. Compressed air, thermal energy and redox flow batteries are just some of the alternative forms of long duration energy storage available in Australia.

How do you compare long-duration energy storage technologies (LDEs)?

Review commercially emerging long-duration energy storage technologies (LDES). Compare equivalent efficiency including idle losses for long duration storage. Compare land footprint that is critical to market entry and project deployment. Compare capital cost-duration curve.