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Ultra-long-duration energy storage anywhere: Methanol with carbon cycling

Brown, Tom, Hampp, Johannes·2023·Joule
DOI 10.1016/j.joule.2023.10.001
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  • The selection of weather years has a notable impact on least-cost long-duration storage use.

    “Next, our analysis shows that the selection of weather years has a notable impact on least-cost long-duration storage use, which confirms previous research34,36,82,87.”

    From Long-duration electricity storage needs for coping with Dunkelflaute events in Europe (2026) · cites this paper as [34]

    The passage on 71 years of weather data (labelled Abstract in our copy; no page given) says storage capacities were optimized across those years to account for interannual variability. The “Methanol for inter-annual storage” passage also describes different storage use across high- and low-wind years. The paper does not compare selections of weather years or establish how large their impact is on least-cost storage use. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • Long-duration storage is a central option for coping with VRE droughts because it can shift renewable surplus energy to periods of low wind and solar availability over long time scales, i.e., several days up to seasons.

    “Particularly long-duration storage, sometimes also referred to as “ultra-long-duration storage”34, is a central option as it can shift renewable surplus energy to periods of low wind and solar availability over long time scales, i.e., several days up to seasons34–36.”

    From Long-duration electricity storage needs for coping with Dunkelflaute events in Europe (2026) · cites this paper as [34]

  • Methanol-based long-duration storage in combination with Allam cycle turbines could be a potential alternative to hydrogen-based storage.

    “For example, methanol-based long-duration storage in combination with Allam cycle turbines could be a potential alternative34.”

    From Long-duration electricity storage needs for coping with Dunkelflaute events in Europe (2026) · cites this paper as [34]

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Brown, T., & Hampp, J.
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Joule
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-11
Volume
7
Issue
11
Pages
2414-2420
ISSN
2542-4351
DOI
10.1016/j.joule.2023.10.001
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