Iran shared energy storage power plant operation

Will shared energy storage participate in the operation mode of multi-virtual power plant?

Considering the high investment cost of the energy storage system, it is proposed that the shared energy storage will participate in the operation mode of the multi-virtual power plant system as an independent subject, which will help to realize a win-win situation in cooperation between the VPP operator and the shared energy storage operator.

Is shared energy storage sizing a strategy for renewable resource-based power generators?

This paper investigated a shared energy storage sizing strategy for various renewable resource-based power generators in distribution networks. The designed shared energy storage-included hybrid power generation system was centrally operated by an integrated system operator.

How can energy storage be shared in distribution networks?

By changing the parameters of the power loss rate in transmission lines, the investment budget, the power cost and capacity cost, and the feed-in tariffs of wind and PV power, the proposed model is able to share energy storage appropriately in distribution networks and operate the whole power generation system economically.

What is shared energy storage?

Shared energy storage is independently configured by a third-party operator and provides energy storage services for multiple virtual power plants. The outer layer is optimised by maximising the annualized revenue of the shared energy storage operator as shown in the following equation.

Why does Iran have a low storage capacity?

In terms of storage, the low installed capacities can be explained by the fact that Iran has a high availability of RE sources, particularly wind energy, solar PV and hydropower, which can produce electricity all-year-round (Fig. 6). The total storage capacities soar from 9.7 TWh in the country-wide scenario to 110.9 TWh in the integrated scenario.

How many MW of solar power does Iran have?

However, 27 MW of installed wind power capacity was added to the system in 2014 (Farfan and Breyer 2017). Solar power generation has seen high growth in recent years, mainly through photovoltaics (PV) and followed by concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) plants in Iran.