The virtues of co-locating solar, battery energy storage
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- ✓A new CSTEP study shows that co-locating solar plants with battery storage improves power reliability.
- ✓Researchers used a Karnataka case study to find optimal configurations for a 100-MW power block.
- ✓They said, "simply adding batteries to solar projects will not guarantee economical, reliable power," as costs depend on delivery times.
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Co-locating solar power plants with battery energy storage systems (BESS) can improve the economics and reliability of firm renewable power, but the project design must balance cost, supply reliability and renewable energy curtailment, according to a new study by the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP).
The study, titled 'Co-locating solar and battery storage for reliable power supply', examines how solar and battery capacities should be sized to meet defined power delivery obligations, using a Karnataka case study of a continuous 100-MW power block over durations ranging from two hours to 24 hours.
It finds that the optimal combination depends not just on the duration but also the time of power delivery.
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