Iec energy storage

What does IEC do for energy storage?

Login Forgot password ? IEC, the International Electrotechnical Commission covers the large majority of technologies that apply to energy storage, such as pumped storage, batteries, supercapacitors and flywheels. You will find in this brochure a selection of articles from our magazine, e-tech, on the work of IEC for energy storage.

What is electrical energy storage (EES)?

Is one of the four Conformity Assessment Systems administered by the IEC The need for electrical energy storage (EES) will increase significantly over the coming years. With the growing penetration of wind and solar, surplus energy could be captured to help reduce generation costs and increase energy supply.

Why is electricity storage important?

In the electricity market, global and continuing goals are CO 2 reduction and more effi cient and reliable electricity supply and use. The IEC is convinced that electrical energy storage will be indispensable to reaching these public policy goals.

What does the IEC recommend?

The IEC therefore recommends regulators to achieve the conditions for all necessary cooperation between the energy markets in electricity and gas, including use of infrastructure. The IEC recommends policy-makers to make the encouragement of storage deployment a public policy goal.

What is IEC/TC 120?

IEC/TC 120 - Electrical Energy Storage (EES) Systems. 1. Standardization in the field of grid integrated EES systems in order to support grid requirements. - TC 120 focuses on system aspects on EES systems rather than energy storage devices. - TC 120 investigates system aspects and the need for new standards for EES systems.

Can electricity be stored in a hydro power plant?

Electric storage can be achieved on the large, medium and small scale. Energy storage already exists in many electrical power systems. Pumped hydro power plants represent most of this storage today. Pumped hydro allows the storage of enormous quantities of energy, although it requires a huge initial investment.