NSERC Energy Storage Technology Network

包括发电、输电和消费的电网将通过引入电网规模的能量存储（ES）系统而经历根本的范式转变。ES将是一个宝贵的资产，对于那些面临巨大压力，提供清洁，高质量，可靠和廉价的能源，通过实现广泛使用：（1）可再生能源，克服不确定性和不确定性，（2）净零建筑，（3）保护和需求管理，（4）缓解传输系统的拥塞，（5）能源套利，等等。尽管抽水蓄能ES系统已经存在了几十年，但由于不合适的地理位置和过高的成本，它们的使用受到限制。在过去的十年中，新的电网规模ES技术已经出现，具有商业潜力，可在城市和农村地区部署，成本适合电网，包括：（1）锂离子电池，（2）飞轮，（3）压缩空气ES系统，（4）热ES系统。然而，这些ES技术面临着巨大的障碍，包括高成本，技术挑战，以及从技术，经济，政策和监管角度来看电力系统接口差。利用现有的学术和工业研究设施和示范项目，与加拿大研究人员，技术提供商，制造商，公用事业公司和政府机构合作，NSERC储能技术（NEST）网络将促进改进的协同、联网，协作和多学科研究，目标是利用这四个有前途的网格-在未来五年及更长的时间内，扩展ES技术并开发一套解决方案，以推动其在商业上取得成功。3）系统集成; 4）经济、政策和社会方面，NEST网络将产生新的ES系统技术和电力电子转换器，创新的电力系统集成方法，以及互补的经济模型、政策和法规。它将使加拿大在环境服务方面处于领导地位，并培养具有环境服务专业知识的高素质人才，推动该部门和加拿大经济向前发展。

Electric grids comprising generation, transmission, and consumption will undergo a fundamental paradigmshift by introducing grid-scale energy storage (ES) systems. ES will be an invaluable asset for Canadianutilities who are facing intense pressures to provide clean, high quality, reliable and cheap energy, by enablingthe 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) energyarbitrage, and more. Though pumped-hydro ES systems have existed for several decades, their use is limiteddue to unsuitable geography and prohibitively high costs. In the last decade, new grid-scale ES technologieshave emerged with commercial potential that are deployable in urban and rural geographies at costs suitable forelectric 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, technicalchallenges, 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 withCanadian researchers, technology providers, manufacturers, utilities, and governmental agencies, the NSERCEnergy Storage Technology (NEST) Network will foster improved synergistic, networked, collaborative andmultidisciplinary research with the objective of taking these four promising grid-scale ES technologies anddeveloping 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 powerelectronics 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 withexpertise in ES, driving the sector and Canadian economy forward.