Energy Storage

How to store energy?

The goal of this line of development is broadly increasing the utilization of heat and power generation through smart grids and new storage technologies.

Electrical and thermal energy demand is often locally dependent and required at set time intervals which rarely corresponds to the irregular production behavior of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.

The main focus is investigating innovative methods for a smart energy management system that can balance these fluctuations in supply and demand. Here the storage of electrical (e. g. Li-Ion-Technology) and non-electrical (e. g. thermal) energy for mobile and stationary applications form the substantial components of this system. Of particular importance is connecting energy storage systems with the transportation of energy in virtual power grids.

Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) play a crucial decisive role in the evaluation of all potentially new technologies at S2B Eco².