The Potential Roles of Energy Storage in Power Systems

Authors

• P. Jeffrey Palermo
• Mario Depeillis
• Alexandra Dilja Gardarsdottir
• Antonio Iliceto
• Caswell Ndilovu
• Claire Lajoie Mazenc
• Frans Dijkhuizen
• Graeme Ancell
• Ivan Pavic
• Janos Toth
• Jonathan Dennis
• Karolina Pluta
• Kelly Loukatou
• Lucian Toma
• Mark Kent
• Michele Pereira
• Ndamulelo Tshivhase
• Nuran Martin
• Phil Southwell
• Sehri Nur Güler
• Stanislav Utts
• Steve Richardson
• Swaroop Guggilam
• Uwe Augustat
• Vijandren Naidoo
• Alberto Villar
• Colin Ray
• Fazel Mohammadi, University of New Haven
• João Pedro Castro
• Keith Bell
• Mandar Kavimandan
• Mukesh Gautam
• Ninoslav Holjevac
• Rahil Bahrami
• Roderick Timmer
• Ronald Marais
• Deepak Ramasubramanian
• Purandhya Vij
• Vikas Singhvi
• Jessica Lau

Author URLs

Dr. Mohammadi's Faculty Profile.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2025

Subject: LCSH

Energy storage, Storage batteries, Flow batteries

Disciplines

Electrical and Computer Engineering | Power and Energy

Abstract

Successfully decarbonising the electric power system requires greater flexibility.  Most grid operators agree that storage technologies that do not emit CO2 when used will play a crucial role within their networks in the years to come.  These technologies can support and enable the integration of non-dispatchable renewable energy sources into the grid.  Some storage roles are already clear, while others lie in the future.

This is CIGRE’s first dedicated effort on the use and application of non-emitting energy storage in power system development and economics.  It lays the foundation for future Working Groups to build upon the recommendations of this TB.

This Technical Brochure discusses only energy storage technologies that do not emit CO2 when used.  The WG organised the TB into six chapters:

1. Introduces the broad concept of energy storage and provides a brief overview of its role in human history. 
2. Outlines the types of energy storage technologies that do not emit CO2 and discusses various universal comparison factors. 
3. Discusses the applications of energy storage. 
4. Describes implementation issues and problems, presents issues and challenges introduced by energy storage, and discusses energy storage effects on power system planning.
5. Describes utility experiences with and applications of energy storage. 
6. Presents the conclusions and recommendations on energy storage, including overall insights into energy storage in electric power systems, the significance of energy storage in modern power systems, current and future developments, key factors affecting energy storage, emerging issues and potential challenges, and suggestions for follow-up work by Study Committee C1.

Comments

CIGRE Working Group C1.51, Technical Brochure No. 970

Repository Citation

Palermo, P. Jeffrey; Depeillis, Mario; Gardarsdottir, Alexandra Dilja; Iliceto, Antonio; Ndilovu, Caswell; Mazenc, Claire Lajoie; Dijkhuizen, Frans; Ancell, Graeme; Pavic, Ivan; Toth, Janos; Dennis, Jonathan; Pluta, Karolina; Loukatou, Kelly; Toma, Lucian; Kent, Mark; Pereira, Michele; Tshivhase, Ndamulelo; Martin, Nuran; Southwell, Phil; Güler, Sehri Nur; Utts, Stanislav; Richardson, Steve; Guggilam, Swaroop; Augustat, Uwe; Naidoo, Vijandren; Villar, Alberto; Ray, Colin; Mohammadi, Fazel; Castro, João Pedro; Bell, Keith; Kavimandan, Mandar; Gautam, Mukesh; Holjevac, Ninoslav; Bahrami, Rahil; Timmer, Roderick; Marais, Ronald; Ramasubramanian, Deepak; Vij, Purandhya; Singhvi, Vikas; and Lau, Jessica, "The Potential Roles of Energy Storage in Power Systems" (2025). Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications. 139.
https://digitalcommons.newhaven.edu/electricalcomputerengineering-facpubs/139