Modeling of financial incentives for investments in energy storage systems that promote the large-scale integration of wind energy

Zafirakis, D.; Chalvatzis, Konstantinos; Baiocchi, Giovanni; Daskalakis, George

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.11.073

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“…While work in the broader energy decarbonisation field makes use of technological advancements in renewable energy and energy storage [67,68], a step change is required from the energy consumption domain. In this context, the household sector has an increasingly important role to play, not least because of the proliferation of rooftop solar energy [69], smart meters and sensors that all contribute to a paradigm shift from energy consumers to energy prosumers [70,71].…”

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Environmental knowledge, pro-environmental behaviour and energy savings in households: An empirical study

2016

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Energy consumption in households comprises over a quarter of total energy use in the UK [1]. Human behaviour is one of the main factors that can influence domestic energy consumption, together with the physical properties of the dwelling, climate, number and demographic profile of occupants, household income, lifestyle, and appliance ownership and use [2][3][4][5]. Indeed, variation in residents' behaviour can cause significant differences in energy consumption between dwellings with otherwise similar characteristics (e.g. household size, income, and building energy performance) [3,6]. It is therefore important to understand influences upon behaviour in households as these in turn have implications for domestic energy use. In this respect, strategies to stimulate pro-environmental behaviour represent one means of modifying behaviour in households in order to promote energy conservation and reduce environmental impact [7].Pro-environmental behaviour is a form of environmental action that 'consciously seeks to minimize the negative impact of one's actions on the natural and built world ' [8, p.240], and 'only refers to those personal actions that are directly related to environmental improvement ' [9, p.325]. Such environmental actions can be performed individually or collectively, and may be direct or indirect in their approach to mitigating harm to, and improving, the environment [9]. Pro-environmental behaviours can also be influenced by internal factors such as environmental awareness, values and attitudes [10] and external factors such as social norms, interaction with other individuals and financial constraints [11,12].In this study we assess how environmental knowledge influences pro-environmental behaviour in households. We establish and confirm links between knowledge about the environment and energy, actions on Environmental knowledge, pro-environmental behaviour and energy savings in households: An empirical study AbstractIn this paper we evaluate the impact of knowledge about environmental and energy issues on potential pro-environmental behaviour in households, specifically relating to behaviours, attitudes and habits towards energy use. Our results are based on an empirical survey and we find significant correlations which indicate that residents with positive environmental values and greater environmental knowledge are more likely to demonstrate energy behaviours, attitudes and habits which lead to energy saving activities in households. This is further supported through a Principal Component Analysis (PCA), which suggests that energy saving behaviour may also vary according to gender and employment status. Conversely, we find only limited evidence of statistical associations between environmental predisposition and knowledge, and ownership and frequency of use of household appliances. We argue that our results contribute to the significant body of literature supporting the role of knowledge in active engagement with energy issues. This study is timely following closely policy developments in activ...

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Environmental knowledge, pro-environmental behaviour and energy savings in households: An empirical study

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“…Large-scale energy storage systems are used widely in the major industrial countries to reduce the disadvantages of energy demand fluctuations in electricity power grids [1][2][3][4]. Pumped hydropower, compressed air and natural gas energy storage are the main methods.…”

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Feasibility analysis of using abandoned salt caverns for large-scale underground energy storage in China

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“…Here, we assume that the design horizon is three years. More details regarding the ESS installation and operation costs can be found at studies such as [57], [58]. Note that, we have also some additional system constraints in order to maintain the acceptable operation conditions in each year of the design horizon.…”

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Energy Storage Planning in Active Distribution Grids: A Chance-Constrained Optimization with Non-Parametric Probability Functions

Akhavan-Hejazi

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2016

IEEE Trans. Smart Grid

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Abstract-By considering the specific characteristics of random variables in active distribution grids, such as their statistical dependencies and often irregularly-shaped probability distributions, we propose a non-parametric chance-constrained optimization approach to operate and plan energy storage units in power distribution girds. In particular, we develop new closedform stochastic models for the key operational parameters in the system. Our approach is analytical and allows formulating tractable optimization problems. Yet, it does not involve any restricting assumption on the distribution of random parameters, hence, it results in accurate modeling of uncertainties. Different case studies are presented to compare the proposed approach with the conventional deterministic and parametric stochastic approaches, where the latter is based on approximating random variables with Gaussian probability distributions.

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Modeling of financial incentives for investments in energy storage systems that promote the large-scale integration of wind energy

Cited by 111 publications

References 57 publications

Environmental knowledge, pro-environmental behaviour and energy savings in households: An empirical study

Environmental knowledge, pro-environmental behaviour and energy savings in households: An empirical study

Feasibility analysis of using abandoned salt caverns for large-scale underground energy storage in China

Energy Storage Planning in Active Distribution Grids: A Chance-Constrained Optimization with Non-Parametric Probability Functions

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