The difference between 6-hour and 4-hour energy storage devices
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Technical FAQs 4
Should energy storage systems be recharged after a short duration?
An energy storage system capable of serving long durations could be used for short durations, too. Recharging after a short usage period could ultimately affect the number of full cycles before performance declines. Likewise, keeping a longer-duration system at a full charge may not make sense.
Can 4 hour storage meet peak demand?
The ability of 4-hour storage to meet peak demand during the summer is further enhanced with greater deployments of solar energy. However, the addition of solar, plus changing weather and electrification of building heating, may lead to a shift to net winter demand peaks, which are often longer than can be effectively served by 4-hour storage.
Can energy storage be used for a long duration?
If the grid has a very high load for eight hours and the storage only has a 6-hour duration, the storage system cannot be at full capacity for eight hours. So, its ELCC and its contribution will only be a fraction of its rated power capacity. An energy storage system capable of serving long durations could be used for short durations, too.
Should energy storage be more than 4 hours of capacity?
However, there is growing interest in the deployment of energy storage with greater than 4 hours of capacity, which has been identified as potentially playing an important role in helping integrate larger amounts of renewable energy and achieving heavily decarbonized grids.1,2,3
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