NSERC Energy Storage Technology Network

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Electric grids comprising generation, transmission, and consumption will undergo a fundamental paradigm**shift by introducing grid-scale energy storage (ES) systems. ES will be an invaluable asset for Canadian**utilities who are facing intense pressures to provide clean, high quality, reliable and cheap energy, by enabling**the widespread use of: (1) renewables, by overcoming intermittency and uncertainty, (2) net-zero buildings, (3)**conservation and demand management, (4) congestion mitigation for transmission systems, (5) energy**arbitrage, and more. Though pumped-hydro ES systems have existed for several decades, their use is limited**due to unsuitable geography and prohibitively high costs. In the last decade, new grid-scale ES technologies**have emerged with commercial potential that are deployable in urban and rural geographies at costs suitable for**electric grids including: (1) lithium-ion batteries, (2) flywheels, (3) compressed-air ES systems, and, (4)**thermal ES systems. However, these ES technologies face significant hurdles, including high costs, technical**challenges, and poor power system interfaces from technical, economic, policy and regulatory perspectives.**Tapping into existing academic and industry research facilities and demonstration projects, in concert with**Canadian researchers, technology providers, manufacturers, utilities, and governmental agencies, the NSERC**Energy Storage Technology (NEST) Network will foster improved synergistic, networked, collaborative and**multidisciplinary research with the objective of taking these four promising grid-scale ES technologies and**developing a suite of solutions to propel them into commercial success over the next five years and beyond.**Focusing on four research Themes: 1) ES Technologies; 2) Power Electronics; 3) Systems Integration; and 4)**Economics, Policy and Social Aspects, the NEST Network will yield new ES systems technologies and power**electronics converters, innovative power system integration methods, and complementary economic models,**policies, and regulations. It will enable Canadian leadership in ES and train highly qualified personnel with**expertise in ES, driving the sector and Canadian economy forward.