NSERC Energy Storage Technology Network

通过引入网格级储能系统，由发电、输电和用电组成的电网将经历一场根本性的变革。对于面临着提供清洁、高质量、可靠和廉价能源的巨大压力的加拿大公用事业公司来说，ES将是一项宝贵的资产，因为它使以下各项得以广泛使用：(1)可再生能源，克服间歇性和不确定性，(2)净零建筑，(3)节约和需求管理，(4)缓解输电系统拥堵，(5)能源套利，等等。尽管抽水蓄能系统已经存在了几十年，但由于不适合的地理位置和高得令人望而却步的成本，它们的使用受到限制。在过去的十年里，新的电网规模的ES技术已经出现，具有商业潜力，可以在城市和农村地区以适合电网的成本部署，包括：(1)锂离子电池，(2)飞轮，(3)压缩空气ES系统，和(4)热ES系统。然而，这些ES技术面临着巨大的障碍，包括来自技术、经济、政策和监管角度的高昂的成本、技术挑战和糟糕的电力系统接口。利用现有的学术和行业研究设施和示范项目，与加拿大的研究人员、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(NSERC)网络将促进更好的协同性、网络化、协作性和多学科研究，目标是采用这四种有前途的电网规模的ES技术，并开发一套解决方案，以推动它们在未来五年及以后取得商业成功。重点放在四个研究主题上：1)ES技术；2)电力电子学；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，以及补充的经济模式、政策和法规。它将使加拿大在环境保护方面处于领先地位，并培养具有环境保护专业知识的高素质人才，推动该行业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.