GROWDERS, a project to demonstrate grid connected electricity storage in the distribution grid

摘要

In future electricity networks technical challenges regarding distributed energy sources could be solved by using transportable and flexible storage systems. The GROWDERS (Grid Reliability and Operability with Distributed Generation using Flexible Storage) project, funded by the European Commission, aims to demonstrate the technical and economical maturity of these systems. At several test sites across Europe the technology of two Li-ion battery systems and a flywheel system has proven to serve the management of the energy grid. A software planning tool, PLATOS (PLAnning Tool for Optimized Storage), was developed for the optimization of the location, type and size of storage systems for distribution gird applications.