Technical Aspects (Technicalities)

Energy Storage

One of the main challenges of a system that depends on RES is that they are not always available on demand (e.g. electricity generation from PV plants depends on sun availability) This creates the need to store the energy produced to meet energy needs. An Energy Community can opt to develop energy storage infrastructure using storage technologies and solutions which include capacitors, electric accumulators, compressed air storage systems, hydroelectric pumped storage facilities, etc. The use of storage systems significantly increases the cost, maintenance needs and conversion losses.