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The role of energy storage in deep decarbonization of electricity production.

ABSTRACT: Deep decarbonization of electricity production is a societal challenge that can be achieved with high penetrations of variable renewable energy. We investigate the potential of energy storage technologies to reduce renewable curtailment and CO₂ emissions in California and Texas under varying emissions taxes. We show that without energy storage, adding 60?GW of renewables to California achieves 72% CO₂ reductions (relative to a zero-renewables case) with close to one third of renewables being curtailed. Some energy storage technologies, on the other hand, allow 90% CO₂ reductions from the same renewable penetrations with as little as 9% renewable curtailment. In Texas, the same renewable-deployment level leads to 54% emissions reductions with close to 3% renewable curtailment. Energy storage can allow 57% emissions reductions with as little as 0.3% renewable curtailment. We also find that generator flexibility can reduce curtailment and the amount of energy storage that is needed for renewable integration.

SUBMITTER: Arbabzadeh M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6667472 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The role of energy storage in deep decarbonization of electricity production.

Arbabzadeh Maryam M Sioshansi Ramteen R Johnson Jeremiah X JX Keoleian Gregory A GA

Nature communications 20190730 1

Deep decarbonization of electricity production is a societal challenge that can be achieved with high penetrations of variable renewable energy. We investigate the potential of energy storage technologies to reduce renewable curtailment and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in California and Texas under varying emissions taxes. We show that without energy storage, adding 60 GW of renewables to California achieves 72% CO<sub>2</sub> reductions (relative to a zero-renewables case) with close to one third o ...[more]

PMID: 31363084

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