History of changes to: Large Scale Storage for Network Services
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April 11, 2022, 1:47 a.m. Updated 35 {"title": ["", "Large Scale Storage for Network Services"], "description": ["", "\nThe UK has a growing share of sources of energy that are variable or intermittent in their supply of electricity and that\ncannot provide the same level of system security as conventional power plants. This is leading to increasing constraints on\nrenewable generation, particularly in Northern Ireland, which come at considerable cost to the consumer.\nThe proposed project will connect a 10MW Lithium Ion battery array to Northern Ireland's grid - the largest and only\ntransmission connected battery of its kind in the whole of Europe - in order to work with the transmission system operator\nand other stakeholders to evaluate and substantiate the value of storage in providing flexible services.\nThe project will address any perceived operation concerns and show its value in addressing the energy trilemma, driving\nthe market and catalysing future growth of energy storage.\nIn order to raise the system non-synchronous penetration limit (SNSP) and reduce wind curtailment, more advanced\nsystem flexibility is needed. A grid scale battery array can provide immediate power within milliseconds of a trip -\neffectively emulating the effects of conventional inertia, without moving parts. Nor do batteries need to be synchronised\nwith the grid - providing the equivalent service of back-up power stations but without having to inefficiently run power plants\nat part load. They also provide the ability to store excess wind which would otherwise have to be curtailed, with a round trip\nefficiency of over 90%. In other words, battery storage would enhance system security, displace inefficient part loading\nplant and relax constraints capping wind power use. This will lower grid carbon emissions and will save the system money\nby reducing pay-out on wind curtailment and constraints. All three legs of the energy trilemma, security, cost and\nsustainability, will therefore be addressed.\nQUB will undertake monitoring and simulation activities within the project. QUB is already unique among its peers by way\nof access to plant data and has amassed significant expertise in power system asset monitoring based on the development\n(over 10 years) of wide-area monitoring using both commercial and QUB-developed Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs).\nNorthern Ireland has particularly ambitious renewables targets, with an objective of 40% of electricity from renewable\nresources by 2020. The majority of this is coming from an expansion in intermittent onshore wind generation. Due to the\nnon-synchronous nature of wind power, and the small and weakly interconnected grid infrastructure in Northern Ireland, the\namount of instantaneous electricity currently acceptable from non synchronous resources (both wind and HVDC\ninterconnector imports) is limited to 50% of demand. This is to ensure sufficient synchronous inertia and controllable output\nis available from conventional power plants to ensure stable operation of the grid. The consumer cost of this 50% cap is\nsignificant and growing as more wind is added to the system. Zero fuel cost, low carbon wind energy has to be curtailed, at\ncost, in order to instead pay to run part loaded conventional power plants out of economic merit in the name of system\nsecurity. This is a situation that is clearly not tenable, politically or economically, in the long term and is a significant\nimpediment towards the 40% renewable electricity target.\n\n"], "extra_text": ["", "\n\nPotential Impact:\nThe project will deliver benefits at three levels:\n- Individual Project Participants\n- Power System Operators and Stakeholders\n- Wider Society\nThe project is an Innovate UK funded collaborative project. Lead partner AES Kilroot Power Ltd operates 520 MW of\ncapacity in two dual fuel oil/coal generating units. Through the additional gas-fired generation at Ballylumford Power\nStation in Larne, AES is a major participant in the all-island Single Electricity Market. AES is a $16bn global company with\n200MW of storage resources in operation and construction. AES has declared its ambition to deploy up to 100MW of\ntransmission grid connected storage at Kilroot.\nThe project will deliver a 10MW pilot-scale battery storage array and will position AES to exploit the capabilities of storage\nin the Single Electricity Market, particularly in the provision of fast-response grid services. AES will be the primary and\nshort-term economic beneficiary from the project.\nThe project has received commitment from the System Operator for Northern Ireland (SONI, Northern Ireland's\nTransmission System Operator (TSO)), the Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland (UREGNI) and Northern Ireland Electricity\n(NIE, Northern Ireland Distribution Network Operator (DNO)) to participate in the Steering Group for the project.\nConsequently, the major stakeholders in Northern Ireland's energy system will be able to contribute to the activities of the\nproject as well as receive early sight of project results. The project will directly inform future policy for energy storage on the\nNorthern Ireland grid both as a provider of network services and for energy aggregation/arbitrage.\nUnder the 2008 Climate Change Act the UK is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 34% by 2020 and 80%\nby 2050 and under the EU 2009 Renewables Directive the UK is required to achieve 15% of gross final energy\nconsumption from renewable sources by 2020. Under its Strategic Energy Framework (2010) the Northern Ireland\nExecutive has committed Northern Ireland to a target of 40% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020.\nStorage is key to reducing the curtailment of wind generation and to raising the amount of wind that can be accommodated\non the grid. This project will directly catalyse the deployment of storage across the all-island grid and support the\nattainment of the above renewable energy targets. By contributing to the development of a sustainable power system the\nproject will deliver the wider economic benefit of supporting a sustainable economy. In terms of societal impact the project\nserves the three dimensions of the energy trilemma y contribution to (1) Affordable Energy (2) Security of Supply and (3)\nSustainability.\nThe lessons of this project and any future expanded storage facility will have UK, European and global significance and will\ninform policy makers and system operators as they transition their power systems to accommodate significant renewables\ndeployment.\n\n\n"], "status": ["", "Closed"]}
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