Can energy storage technologies improve urban energy performance?

Summary of findings and limitations The case study's results, summarized in Table 7, demonstrated that the scope and economic potential of different energy storage technologies and configurations (single and hybrid) for improving the energy performance of an urban energy community depends on (and varies with) its built context (form and function).

Does urban context influence energy storage prospects?

Case study The case study intends to demonstrate the merits of the analytical framework and exhibit the influence of urban context on energy storage prospects. It evaluates and compares the techno-economic potential of ESSs (of single and hybrid types) for improving the performance of energy communities of different urban built types.

What is the economic potential of energy storage type?

Economic potential of energy storage type varies with the built context. Li-ion batteries are economically viable solution for self-sufficiency improvement. Reversible fuel cells are suitable as a long-term storage solution.

Does community energy storage meet performance objectives?

Previous studies on community energy storage have largely focused on system design and operations to meet certain performance objectives such as maximum self-sufficiency (Dorahaki et al., 2023; Fan et al., 2022; Guo et al., 2021; Kang, et al., 2023, 2023; Tostado-Véliz et al., 2022).

How does energy consumption affect a building's energy supply and demand?

Individual buildings as prosumers (concurrently producing and consuming energy) in an urban area generally experience imbalance in their instantaneous energy supply and demand (Di Silvestre et al., 2021), and also face constraints on the magnitude of energy they can export to the electric grid (Sharma et al., 2020).

What is community energy storage?

In urban areas, community energy storage serves various purposes including increasing self-consumption, enabling the seamless integration of intermittent renewables, and providing economic incentives (Barabino et al., 2023; Koirala et al., 2018; Zhang et al., 2023).