Economic evaluation of generation and storage solutions in low voltage end user installations

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Rúben A. Soares (Author) FEUP; João Tomé Saraiva (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: EEM 2015

Pages: 1-5

12th International Conference on the European Energy Market

Lisboa, 19 a 22 de Maio de 2015

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FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Electrical engineering

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Authenticus ID: P-00K-QAQ

DOI: 10.1109/EEM.2015.7216625

Abstract (EN): Storage technologies are expected to assume an increasing relevance in the next few years, given the widespread number of available options, the possible applications and the reduction of investment costs. Therefore and apart from the well-known hydro pumping stations, the installation of storage is being considered as an increasingly viable option namely in distribution networks and also in end user installations. This paper reviews the recently passed Portuguese legislation on self-consumption and details a model to evaluate the economic interest of installing batteries together with PV panels according to several possible business models. The simulations suggest that the tariffs currently applied and the investment costs turn these options still not attractive so that a final simulation was developed to evaluate the break even value of the tariffs to turn the investments on storage paid in a reasonable horizon.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5