The most common type of energy storage in the power grid is pumped hydropower. But the storage technologies most frequently coupled with solar power plants are electrochemical storage (batteries) with PV plants and thermal storage (fluids) with CSP plants.
Existing compressed air energy storage systems often use the released air as part of a natural gas power cycle to produce electricity. Solar power can be used to create new fuels that can be combusted (burned) or consumed to provide energy, effectively storing the solar energy in the chemical bonds.
Though all three basic types of storage media (sensible, latent, thermochemical) have the potential to make solar power plants viable, more research is still needed to improve the thermal performance and economics of these systems.
The storage capacity is currently limited to 8 h, however, in few years is expected to reach up to 12 h decreasing its levelized cost of electricity; from 14.2 ($/kWh) in 2015 to 9 ($/KWh) in 2020 .
Storage helps solar contribute to the electricity supply even when the sun isn’t shining. It can also help smooth out variations in how solar energy flows on the grid. These variations are attributable to changes in the amount of sunlight that shines onto photovoltaic (PV) panels or concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) systems.
The introduction of thermal energy storage (TES) to CSP plants could balance the supply and demand of energy by minimizing the adverse effects of solar energy intermittency . Increased use of irregular RES has an impact on grid stability.
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