Socio-technical alignment of community energy storage (original) (raw)

2019

Abstract

Energy Storage technologies are going through great deal of public discourse, networking and experimentation. The decreasing cost of energy storage and increasing demand for local flexibility is opening up new possibilities for energy storage technologies deployment in community energy systems. In this context, community energy storage can help to better integrate the heat and electricity system at the local level and can positively contribute towards energy transitions while accommodating the needs and expectations of citizens and local communities. Yet, there are technological, societal and systemic challenges of integrating energy storage technologies in the largely centralized present energy system which demands for socio-technical innovation. This article aims to align technical, demand, regulatory and political articulation of new energy storage technologies with potential of application in community level such as DrTen and ECOVAT . In this regard, a number of tools has been a...

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