Grid Energy Storage Valuation

Grid Energy Storage Valuation


Program:
CHARGES
Award:
$3,376,200
Location:
La Jolla, California
Status:
ALUMNI
Project Term:
02/09/2015 - 11/08/2020

Technology Description:

The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) will conduct testing of existing ARPA-E energy storage technologies in both laboratory and grid-connected conditions. Home to one of the country’s largest microgrids, UC San Diego will apply its advanced understanding of microgrid operation in the California market to select and value applications for storage, in grid-connected and islanded conditions, and to develop duty cycles for energy storage in order to serve individual and stacked applications. UC San Diego plans to test cells and modules from ARPA-E-funded battery developers in its battery laboratories, and UC San Diego experts will assist ARPA-E battery developers in resolving issues and enhancing performance. Those batteries that perform well in laboratory testing using the selected duty cycles will then be deployed for extended testing on UC San Diego’s microgrid. This approach will allow UC San Diego to achieve test results that represent a wide spectrum of applications, determine system performance under a variety of conditions, and eventually generate initial performance data that can be shared with electric utilities and other potential grid storage buyers to inform them of the promise of early-stage storage technologies.

Potential Impact:

If successful, UC San Diego’s energy storage modeling, assessment, and testing systems could provide data on the economic value of ARPA-E-funded energy storage systems and encourage expanded adoption of energy storage systems.

Security:

Greater utilization of grid storage systems could boost the resiliency of the grid by providing backup power and grid stabilization during emergencies.

Environment:

Greater utilization of grid storage systems could boost the resiliency of the grid by providing backup power and grid stabilization during emergencies.

Economy:

Greater utilization of grid storage systems could boost the resiliency of the grid by providing backup power and grid stabilization during emergencies.

Contact

ARPA-E Program Director:
Dr. Scott Litzelman
Project Contact:
Dr. Antonio Tong
Press and General Inquiries Email:
ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov
Project Contact Email:
stong@ucsd.edu

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Release Date:
12/08/2014