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Local grid storage: Large battery storage systems for entire residential areas or city districts can help to make our electricity grids ready for the change in energy policy. The technology is available. What is important now is to develop profitable business models. Initial projects have shown that many types of economical operations are possible.

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Mirco Sieg

01 Oct 2013

There is generally little doubt that large battery systems for electricity from renewable energy sources are able to stabilize grids. They can cap production peaks from solar and wind installations, regulate voltage and frequency in the grid, make reactive power available and much more. The only issue is that up to now there has been …

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