Avacon And Rolls-Royce Are Testing The Contribution Of Battery Storage And PV Systems To Grid Stability
The title of this post, is the same as that of this press release from Rolls-Royce.
These two bullet points act as sub-headings.
- Field tests are investigating the intelligent integration of renewable energies with home storage systems and larger mtu battery storage systems
- Objective: to contribute to the efficient energy supply of energy communities and grid support
This introductory paragraph adds more detail.
German energy supplier Avacon and Rolls-Royce together are driving forward the integration of battery storage into the power grid as part of a research project. Based on a field test, the aim is to show how energy communities, PV systems and mtu battery storage can be intelligently linked to contribute to an efficient energy supply and to stabilize the energy system. Avacon and Rolls-Royce are already collaborating on a second research project. The aim is to use battery storage to moderate generation peaks from PV systems and bring them into line with electricity consumption.
This all takes me back to the early 1970s, when my software was used by the Water Resources Board to plan future water supply in the South of England.
Given, that we don’t seem to suffer supply problems with water in the South, I feel that Dr. Dave Dimeloe and his team did a good job.
Some of the techniques, that I used fifty years ago, would allow an accurate model to be made of what Rolls-Royce call an energy community.
But my experience with water and later with the flow of money in peer-to-peer lending, lead to my thinking that energy communities will be stable.
But that is for Rolls-Royce to prove or disprove.
Earba 1.8GW Pumped Storage Hydro Project Secures Approval
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the Solar Power Portal.
These three paragraphs introduce the article.
Gilkes Energy has been awarded planning consent for its Earba Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) scheme.
The Earba PSH scheme is set to be the largest project of its kind in the UK, with an installed capacity of 1.8GW and a storage capacity of 40GWh, meaning that it can provide 22 hours of storage at full power. The planning application for the project was submitted to the Scottish government in early March 2024.
The project will be located at Loch Earba in the Scottish central Highlands. Gilkes Energy states that this location was chosen because the area has an ideal combination of geology and topography, which the firm states will make it one of the most economically viable PSH projects under development in the UK.
In Gilkes Reveals 900MW Scottish Pumped Storage Plan, I said that Loch Earba was a 900 MW/33 MWh PSH scheme, but now it appears a it is 1.8 GW/40 GWh scheme, which will probably put it in the largest twenty PSH schemes in the world.
It will be one of four PSH schemes under development in Scotland.
- Coire Glas – 1.3 GW/30 GWh
- Loch Earba – 1.8 GW/40 GWh
- Loch na Cathrach (formerly known as Red John) – 450 MW/2.8 GWh
- Loch Sloy – 160 MW/16 GWh
In addition.
- Cruachan is being extended to 1 GW/7 GWh.
- Highview Power are planning to build two 200 MW/2.5 GWh of their liquid air batteries in Scotland.
Everything totals up to 5.1 GW/100.8 GWh, which compares with a UK electricity production as I write this article of just under 29.5 GW.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see some high-energy industries moving to Scotland because of all this renewable and hopefully reliable power.
Mineral Carbonation International Changed Its Name To MCi Carbon In Early 2023
This post is to retrospectively sort out that Mineral Carbonation International changed its name to MCi Carbon in Early 2023.
Google AI gives this summary.
Mineral Carbonation International (MCi) changed its name to MCi Carbon in early 2023. The company’s rebranding emphasized its focus on commercializing and scaling its technology for carbon capture and utilization. The name change reflected a broader shift in the company’s strategy and market positioning.
They now have a web site at www.mcicarbon.com.
The old web site was at www.mineralcarbonation.com and the address now redirects to the new web site.
As I missed the name change, my last post on the company was Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Makes Substantial Investment In Australia’s MCi Carbon.
I should probably have covered these stories earlier this year.
The world’s first CCU plant in the refractory industry
Japan’s MUCC Invests $5M In MCi Carbon To Advance Cement Decarbonization
MCi Carbon seems to be moving on.
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