System Flexibility from Medium-Duration Energy Storage

Multiday storages will play a key role in realising a cost-effective net zero electricity system.

Main deliverables

Taxonomy, scenario studies

Target audience

TSO’s (balancing responsibility), modellers (national system studies)

Accelerating the Uptake of Large Thermal Energy Storages

An accelerated uptake of large thermal energy storage technologies requires cost reduction, faster procedures, and well-informed stakeholders.

Main deliverables

Pre-design tools, materials database, guidelines for performance checks and legal aspects, knowledge platform

Target audience

Policy makers, industry, district heating companies, municipalities

AppESS: Application Oriented Energy Storage Selection

Understanding energy requirements with a view from the demand side is essential for identifying appropriate storage solutions to ensure that energy is stored and delivered in the most suitable and cost-effective manner.

Main deliverables

Match-making matrix for storage technologies and applications, evaluation tool, roadmap to close research gaps, best-practice example collection

Target audience

Policy makers, R&D, storage industry

Thermal & Electrical Energy Storage in Ultra-Low Energy Buildings

Distributed Energy Storage for the Integration of Renewable Energies

Thermal Energy Storage for Cost-Effective Energy Management & CO2 Mitigation

Energy storage with Net Zero Energy Buildings and Districts: Optimisation and Automation

Modelling of Energy Storage for Simulation Optimization of Energy Systems

Flexible Sector Coupling

Smart Design and Control of Energy Storage Systems

Large Thermal Energy Storages for District Heating

Economics of Energy Storage – EcoEneSto

For the economic evaluation of energy storage systems, technical benefits of energy storage should be translated into economic values and finally enable valid business cases.

Main deliverables

Collection of economics evaluation methods and best practice examples

Target audience

Decision makers in politics and industry, financial sector representatives