Energy Storage

EU 28 energy imports currently exceed 54%* and in Ireland this figure is 88.7%*. To ensure future energy security and continuity of supply, the EU has set energy storage as an important vector which needs to be included in the developing energy mix.

As renewable energy deployments continue there is an increasing requirement for energy storage to address issues of intermittency and to add value by providing delivery during peak demand.

Energy storage has been highlighted by the EU as one of the key priority actions which needs to be addressed in the near term. There is substantial expertise and solutions currently available in the field which can be used to address these energy storage challenges – hydrogen being amongst those solutions, however there persists in industry and legislation considerable risk in that support for Li-ion storage is becoming a one-sided technology dependency.

Energy storage using hydrogen is safe and economical and solutions which cater for power applications ranging from kilowatt through to megawatt capacity are already in operation in various industries across the globe.

Scontar Technologies along with partners design energy storage solutions which are capable of storing and releasing all power ranges using hydrogen technologies such as Power-to-Gas (P2G), material-based storage or liquefied/pressurised vessels. Which solution will be used will depend on the application and environment, however such applications could range from telecom/TETRA base stations, to military or commercial projects, through to massive grid-sized storage through the utilisation of the natural gas pipeline network.

To learn more, simply drop us a line and we will be happy to provide guidance for your energy storage project.

* EU Energy in Figures. Statistical Pocketbook 2017. doi:10.2833/80717
** The Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. Published: 2017-12-12 doi:10.2777/48982
*** Boron Nitride for Unprecedented Hydrogen Storage. Published 2018. doi:10.1002/smll.201702863