Universities as a source of grid flexibility: A case study

Techno-economic analysis of energy storage within network constraint groups for increasing the share of variable renewable energy

“…While a case is being made for battery storage deployed within the constrained areas of the 110 kV electricity network, there are other areas of the network where the techniques discussed could be applied to support increased consumption of variable renewable energy, especially at the locations where different consumer-premise flexibility and storage devices could connect to the network. In [42], through an 11 kV substation of a campus distribution network, a 2 MW/4 MWh storage was deployed to increase self-consumption of wind energy; new wind turbines and batteries were simulated for flexibility gains within the distribution network in [49]. Demand response strategies have been described to manage network congestions while providing ancillary services through the network using different levels of load portfolios in [50], moving loads from peak to off-peak periods in [51]; and residential batteries are described for peak shaving in [52].…”