Huntorf 2020 – Improvement of Flexibility and Efficiency of a Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant based on Synthetic Hydrogen

Conference: NEIS 2018 - Conference on Sustainable Energy Supply and Energy Storage Systems
09/20/2018 - 09/21/2018 at Hamburg, Deutschland

Proceedings: NEIS 2018

Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Fries, Ann-Kathrin; Beck, Hans-Peter (Institut für Elektrische Energietechnik und Energiesysteme, TU Clausthal, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany)
Kaiser, Friederike (Forschungszentrum Energiespeichertechnologien, TU Clausthal, 38640 Goslar, Germany)
Weber, Roman (Institut für Energieverfahrenstechnik und Brennstofftechnik, TU Clausthal, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany)

Abstract:
Storing electrical energy is crucial for the transformation of the electrical power system towards using renewable energy sources. A less common type of storage are Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) systems. There are only two power plants of this type worldwide, one of which is located in Huntorf, Lower-Saxony, Germany. The goal of the project “Huntorf2020”, a joint project of Clausthal University of Technology and power plant operator Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, is to determine the possibilities to enhance the flexibility of the storage system by advancing the technology and analysing the demands of the local power grid. The project focuses on the use of hydrogen produced with electrolysis of water powered by renewable energies (below: “synthetic hydrogen”) instead of natural gas to avoid CO2-emissions.