Taylor, Peter;
Bolton, Ronan;
Stone, Dave;
Zhang, Xiao-Ping;
Martin, Chris;
Upham, Paul;
Li, Yongliang;
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(2012)
Pathways for Energy Storage in the UK.
The Centre for Low Carbon Futures: York, UK.
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Abstract
The UK has significant technology and policy gaps that need closing if it is to deliver on the legislated 80% 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 available sources of heat. Unlike coal, gas and petroleum, which are available in a physical form, renewable supplies of energy (solar, wind, wave) are ‘virtual’ 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. This is a core requirement for our national resilience to an increasing reliance on such variable energy sources. Recently we have become all too familiar with the dire consequences of the gap in our storage capacity – 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! Future 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 option but a necessity. Key challenges for the UK are to: • understand what types of storage are needed, how much and where it should be deployed in the energy system • develop a coherent policy approach to energy storage • stimulate governance and business models to enable rapid implementation.
| Type: | Report |
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| Title: | Pathways for Energy Storage in the UK |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184079 |
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