A5051891115- Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission
- HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
- Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2024
University of California, Berkeley
2024
As countries pursue decarbonization goals, the rapid expansion of transmission capacity for renewable energy (RE) integration poses a significant challenge due to hurdles such as permitting and cost allocation. However, we find that large-scale reconductoring with advanced composite-core conductors can cost-effectively double within existing right-of-way, limited additional permitting. This strategy unlocks high availability increasingly economically viable RE resources in close proximity...
An increasingly decarbonized yet resilient power grid requires the corresponding build-out of dispatchable zero-emission resources to supply peak power. However, there is a recognized dearth solutions which can serve multi-day demand events both cost-effectively and with near-term deployability. Here, we find that pairing low-cost automotive fuel cells hydrogen storage in salt caverns as peaker plant at less than 500 US$/kW present, fraction cost conventional fossil fuel-fired peakers. We...
The identification of clean and cost-effective solutions to replace high-emitting peaker plants support a just transition is challenge faced by utilities across the US today. However, falling costs hydrogen production as well widespread availability fuel cells for automotive applications have made them an attractive option zero-emission peak power supply. This study evaluates techno-economics, operation, environmental justice impacts siting plant based on through lens existing Intermountain...