In recent years the rapid development of wind farms,laptop battery but because of its lack of reliability of power and unpredictable, therefore, to ensure stability of supply and profits have increased electricity suppliers race to develop a energy storage technology.
Hawaii officials hope that by 2030, 70% of energy needs to provide the origin, while the state faces the problem of wind power, mainly the energy sector is not measurement of wind generation in excess near the company can not enter the light wind power. If the local Maui (Maui), the total capacity of wind energy could reach the island, a quarter of the peak power, peak power and peak demand, but time is not the same, This brings to Hawaii to accomplish difficult goals.
“New York Times, said that the best option currently seems to use batteries. In New York and California, the energy sector is to develop technology for energy storage, even “wear” space, namely the use of these lower prices to buy the hours after midnight electricity sold at higher prices after a few hours. In the region of U. S. Midwest, another kind of one public service by showing the energy storage technology in a minute or even in a short time to load Fang Dian Ke repeated several times the conversion to help Dianwang cons Yangneng Tai, transmission failure Fengneng 以及 Bo Dong. In Texas, power companies placed at different locations through a transmission line connecting the battery to stabilize voltage.
Many companies believe that the wind energy industry, renewable energy targets can be obtained. Hawaiian Electric spokesman 彼得罗赛格 (Peter Rosegg) said that if the energy source is intermittent, “No battery will not achieve its objectives.” The company agreed to leave the island of Oahu (Oahu) north of the coast to buy a wind farm power. 30 MW installed capacity of power plants by the Xtreme Power Company to install a battery of 15 MW.
Saige said Luo, the plant is located in Hawaii, the best of a wind site, but its volatility diet, lack of stability. In addition, the electricity market is Honolulu on the island farthest from the location of the company’s distribution center, even from the company’s infrastructure of high voltage transmission.
Xtreme Power Kaluosike President (Carlos J. Coe) has said, the computer will try to keep the battery in the day mostly in the semi-billed. If the wind suddenly increased or decreased, the battery current will be stable, while the government seems to gradually increase or decrease.
Hawaii success lies in its production of wind energy, the adjustment function of frequency. air conditioning system to run 60 cycles per second, while the battery can be done in 60 seconds to discharge the tax or change in the opposite direction of frequency stability in order to maintain. battery system can be used for profit, the store’s low-cost electricity, while the liberalization of electricity prices. The battery can hold up to 10 MWh of electricity, equivalent to 30 megawatt power plant produces 20 minutes of delivery of power at full load, the incredible storage capacity.
First Wind Company and companies Xtreme Power battery has not revealed the cost of the system, but public figures, the cost of the wind farm is about 130 million dollars, the battery system, which costs U.S. $ 10 million The U.S. Department of Energy provided $ 117 million U.S. loan guarantees. ($ 1 6,78 yuan)
cost of storing power and value to consumers is difficult to predict. electricity during off-peak storage costs, and the highest cost of electricity is very expensive. “New York Times, said that while renewable energy sources to reduce dependence on coal and natural gas demand, which is an added advantage.
Kaluosike estimate the effectiveness of the battery system for more than 90%. If this figure is confirmed, the battery system is certainly a big step forward. Currently, the most efficient use of energy stored as pumped storage is that its efficiency of 70% to 85%.
Electricity is also used to store electricity and other strategies for the FM band. Beacon Power is building a library consisting of 200 flywheel energy storage system for electricity, and ensure that the AC system out in 60 cycles. The top of the wheel is interchangeable for use as generator or motor device can store or access to energy in the flywheel. U.S. Department of Energy cost of $ 69 million for this project has provided 43 million U.S. loan guarantees.
U. S. Department of Energy that use of the proposed storage of compressed air energy to provide support. The excess electricity to pump air into underground caverns, where you need electricity, vacuum in the gas turbine generators.
