The Anonymous Widower

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.

April 18, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Energy, Energy Storage | Avacon, Battersea, Peer-to-Peer Lending, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce mtu, Water Resources Board