?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Pathways+for+Energy+Storage+in+the+UK&rft.creator=Taylor%2C+Peter&rft.creator=Bolton%2C+Ronan&rft.creator=Stone%2C+Dave&rft.creator=Zhang%2C+Xiao-Ping&rft.creator=Martin%2C+Chris&rft.creator=Upham%2C+Paul&rft.creator=Li%2C+Yongliang&rft.creator=Porter%2C+Richard&rft.creator=Pereira+Bonvallet%2C+Eduardo&rft.description=The+UK+has+significant+technology+and+policy+gaps+that+need+closing+if+it+is+to+deliver+on+the+legislated+80%25+carbon+reduction+by+2050.+The+lack+of+suitable+planned+energy+storage+capability+is+at+the+top+of+this+list.+The+ability+to+store+energy+is+a+key+component+to+ensure+national+security+of+energy+supply+and+allow+credible+implementation+of+renewable+energy+and+to+use%0D%0Aavailable+sources+of+heat.%0D%0AUnlike+coal%2C+gas+and+petroleum%2C+which+are+available+in+a+physical+form%2C+renewable+supplies+of+energy+(solar%2C+wind%2C+wave)+are+%E2%80%98virtual%E2%80%99+and+often+only+available+at+a+specific+location+and+moment+in+time.+Renewable+energy+forms+need+to+be+captured+and+stored+to+supply+increasingly+complex+user+demands.%0D%0AThis+is+a+core+requirement+for+our+national+resilience+to+an%0D%0Aincreasing+reliance+on+such+variable+energy+sources.+Recently+we+have+become+all+too+familiar+with+the+dire+consequences+of+the+gap+in+our+storage+capacity+%E2%80%93+most+notably+through+the+example+of+wind+power+suppliers+being+paid+not+to+generate+and+supply+into+the+grid+even+when+the+wind+is+active!%0D%0AFuture+scenarios+indicate+that+energy+storage+is+essential+to+reduce+the+burden+on+the+national+grid.+The+use+of+electric+vehicles+and+ground+source+pumps+in+domestic+use+will+increase+demand+very+substantially+and+intolerably+on+our+grid.+Storage+is+not+an%0D%0Aoption+but+a+necessity.%0D%0AKey+challenges+for+the+UK+are+to%3A%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+understand+what+types+of+storage+are+needed%2C+how+much+and+where+it+should+be+deployed+in+the+energy+system%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+develop+a+coherent+policy+approach+to+energy+storage%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+stimulate+governance+and+business+models+to+enable%0D%0Arapid+implementation.&rft.publisher=The+Centre+for+Low+Carbon+Futures&rft.date=2012-03-27&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++The+Centre+for+Low+Carbon+Futures%3A+York%2C+UK.+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10184079%2F1%2F2720_Pathways_for_energy_storage_page_21%2520%25282%2529.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10184079%2F&rft.rights=open