Swiss Energy Storage Overview

by the BFH-CSEM Energy Storage Research Centre

Flexible electricity storage power plant

Abstract from the ARAMIS database

Future electricity systems with high shares of renewables will require electricity storage. The project aims at the experimental validation of a new concept at a scale of 100 kW. It is based on a combined heat pump / power cycle. Electricity is only stored under the form of heat. In case of missing input from renewable sources, the plant can still deliver power using external heat input, e.g. combustion of biomass. The chosen size will allow for a quick commercialization addressing the market of distributed storage. Upscaling towards multi-MW size is studied conceptually. Professor Roger Röthlisberger HEIG-VD Haute Ecole d’Ingénierie et de Gest du Canton de Vaud (inkl. AIT-CeTT) Avenue des Sports 20 CH-1401 Yverdon-les-Bains +41 24 557 75 98 roger.roethlisberger@heig-vd.ch Charles Soothill GE Power Services Global R&D Engineering Leader Brown-Boveri-Strasse 7 CH-5401 Baden +41 56 205 51 07 charles.soothill@power.alstom.com

Start End Budget
2012-10-01 2015-12-01 Fr. 506’700

Links

https://www.aramis.admin.ch/Grunddaten/?ProjectID=34403