Prospect forecast of energy storage integrated airport

Do energy supply routing and storage management improve an airport's integrated energy system?

This study has shown the importance of energy supply routing and storage management in improving an airport’s integrated energy system. A simulation run reveals that the RE at Copenhagen airport accounts for 81.0% of the total electricity generation during the summer and 49.0% during the winter.

Why are airport energy systems so expensive compared to other microgrid designs?

Due to the high upfront investment costs of the hydrogen energy system, the airport energy system integrated with hydrogen production and storage facilities has high initial cumulative costs comparing with other microgrid designs.

Can hydrogen-solar-storage systems improve airport electrification?

Xiang et al. designed a hydrogen-solar-storage system for airport electrification. Results showed that, the integration of hydrogen energy systems will decrease the total annual costs and carbon emissions by 41.6% and 67.29%, respectively.

What is the energy system of Airport outside the terminal?

The energy system of airport outside the terminal is designed as a direct current (DC) microgrid system. The aircraft APU and EVs in the airport are integrated into the DC microgrid. The integration of HES has established an energy link between the DC microgrid system and the aircraft energy supply at remote stands.

What is the most cost-effective airport energy system?

By comparing with scenario 1 (base case), the airport energy system with hydrogen integration (Scenario 5) is identified as the most cost-effective option, which can reduce the whole system costs by $2.654 million/year (41.6%). The PV + BSS system (Scenario 3) can reduce the costs by $1.453 million/year (22.78%).

How do Airport energy systems work?

An airport energy system with solar PVs, electrochemical battery and hydrogen energy storages is shown in Fig. 5. Renewable power from solar PVs is to support electric vehicles (EVs) via powerful direct current (DC) charger, aircraft electrical energy systems (such as cabin lighting, HVAC, monitoring systems and so on).