Dyness Knowledge | Analysis of European Industrial and Commercial Energy Storage Application Scenarios
As the global energy transition accelerates, energy storage technology is becoming increasingly important in various energy systems. In Europe, energy storage applications in the industrial and commercial sectors not only help improve energy efficiency, but also promote the widespread use of clean energy. This article will explore energy storage application scenarios in Europe, especially in the industrial and commercial sectors, and analyze how these applications can help energy transition and economic development.
Application Background of Industrial and Commercial Energy Storage in Europe
Europe's energy policy advocates green energy and decarbonization. As an important support for the transformation of energy structure, energy storage technology is becoming a core tool for improving energy efficiency and promoting the use of renewable energy. With the increase in the proportion of renewable energy such as solar energy and wind energy, the instability of the power grid has gradually become prominent, and energy storage technology provides a solution to this problem.
European commercial and industrial energy storage application scenarios
Self-consumption of photovoltaic energy
Energy storage technology is commonly used in industry and commerce to balance power loads. Through energy storage systems, companies can store electricity when power demand is low (such as at night) and release it during peak power demand periods (such as during the day). For example, when a large number of power-consuming devices are running at the same time during peak hours, the grid capacity quota may be exceeded, affecting the normal operation of other equipment. By shaving peak loads and filling valleys, this situation can be avoided and demand charges can be reduced. At present, there is a demand for small-capacity products in Europe, and many industrial and commercial energy storage manufacturers have begun to develop small-capacity products from the original 200-kWh products. Therefore, Dyness's industrial and commercial energy storage product DH100F is highly competitive in the current European market. The DH100F all-in-one machine can dynamically select the battery capacity (71kwh, 86kwh, 100kwh), which is more flexible and applicable to various scenarios.
Peak shaving and valley filling and peak-valley electricity price arbitrage
Energy storage technology is often used in industry and commerce to balance power loads. Through energy storage systems, companies can store electricity when power demand is low (such as at night) and release it during peak power demand periods (such as during the day). For example, when a large number of power-consuming devices are running at the same time during peak hours, the grid voltage may drop, affecting the normal operation of other equipment. This can be avoided by shaving the peak load and filling the valley, dispersing the power load. This avoids fluctuations in electricity prices during peak hours. Currently, cases of peak shaving and valley filling are also common in Europe. Because the power grids in many remote areas of Europe limit the relevant output power, the use of energy storage equipment for peak shaving and valley filling can effectively maintain the quality of the power grid used by users and ensure normal power consumption for users.
Peak-valley arbitrage refers to an economic behavior that takes advantage of the price fluctuations in the electricity market to purchase electricity during the "valley period" when the price is lower and sell electricity during the "peak period" when the price is higher, thereby making a profit. In industrial and commercial energy storage applications, peak-valley arbitrage usually relies on energy storage systems (such as battery energy storage) to achieve. Energy storage equipment is charged during periods of low electricity prices and discharged during periods of high electricity prices, thereby balancing the cost differences caused by electricity price fluctuations. Some regions in Europe (such as Hungary and Belgium) use this method to reduce operating costs, especially in countries with large fluctuations in electricity prices. Energy storage provides companies with an effective means of cost control. However, overall, the scope of application scenarios of peak-valley arbitrage in Europe is still smaller than that of photovoltaic consumption and peak-valley arbitrage.
Power trading and demand response
As the proportion of renewable energy increases, the instability of the power grid has become a major challenge for the European energy system. Industrial and commercial energy storage systems can achieve demand response by interacting with the power grid. During peak load periods, enterprises support grid stability by releasing stored electricity, and can even participate in grid frequency regulation, peak regulation and other services, which not only helps the grid balance loads, but also provides additional benefits for enterprises. The basic principle of energy storage power trading is to optimize the timing of electricity purchase and sale through energy storage systems. The price of the electricity market usually fluctuates in different time periods. The energy storage system can charge when the electricity price is low and discharge when the electricity price is high, thereby obtaining price difference profits. The core advantage of the energy storage system is that it can obtain higher electricity prices by supplying electricity to the grid during peak load periods, and store electricity when the electricity price is low, thereby achieving price differentiation arbitrage. The rise of power trading and frequency regulation scenarios in Europe has made it more likely for energy storage manufacturers to cooperate with local EMS manufacturers to solve such scenarios.
Emergency backup power supply and microgrid scenarios
In many European countries, companies are increasingly demanding uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). Energy storage systems provide companies with reliable emergency power supplies, ensuring that critical facilities and production lines can continue to operate in the event of a power outage, reducing economic losses caused by power outages. Compared to traditional emergency generators, energy storage systems can switch to backup power with almost no delay at the moment of a power outage. The response speed of energy storage devices is usually in milliseconds, which greatly reduces the impact of power outages.
Some remote areas in Europe, especially rural areas and islands in Northern and Eastern Europe, face challenges in building power infrastructure. Due to their remote geographical location, grid construction is difficult and maintenance costs are high, so microgrids provide a reliable solution for these areas. Countries such as Finland and Sweden have deployed microgrids to combine solar and wind energy with energy storage systems (instead of diesel engines) to meet the power needs of residents on remote islands and in mountainous areas. These microgrids can not only achieve energy self-sufficiency, but also reduce dependence on long-distance transmission lines and improve the stability and reliability of power supply.
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Compared with traditional emergency generators, energy storage systems can switch to backup power supply status almost without delay at the moment of power outage. The response speed of energy storage equipment is usually in milliseconds, which greatly reduces the impact of power outages. Dyness product DH200F has a built-in STS optional module, and the switching rate of a single machine on and off the grid is <20ms, which enables seamless switching and allows critical loads to continue to operate in the event of a power outage. It can deal with such scenario problems very well.
DC charging pile coupling
At present, relatively new application scenarios have appeared in many parts of Europe, such as the United Kingdom and Germany. Energy storage charging pile DC coupling is an innovative power management method that integrates energy storage systems with electric vehicle charging piles (especially DC charging piles). Through the technical method of DC coupling, the energy storage system can directly provide power to electric vehicles without the need for conversion through the AC power grid, thereby improving system efficiency, reducing energy losses, and supporting more flexible power management and optimization. In traditional electric vehicle charging pile systems, AC power (such as from the power grid or photovoltaic power generation system) is usually used to charge electric vehicles through an AC-DC converter (AC/DC inverter). In the energy storage charging pile DC coupling system, the energy storage device (such as a battery energy storage system) is directly connected to the electric vehicle charging pile through the DC port to provide power to the electric vehicle without passing through the AC grid. Specifically, DC coupling refers to the direct current of the energy storage system being directly incorporated into the DC port (i.e., the DC charging interface) of the charging pile, avoiding multiple conversions (AC to DC) of power in traditional systems, thereby improving energy conversion efficiency. Dyness product DH100F reserves a certain space for the charging pile interface on the right side of the electrical compartment to develop the DC coupling of the charging pile in the later stage, which is more suitable for the new scene in Europe.
Challenges and prospects of energy storage applications
Although commercial and industrial energy storage has broad application prospects in Europe, it still faces some challenges.
However, with the continuous advancement of technology and the strengthening of policy support, the application of energy storage in the industrial and commercial fields will become more popular, and the future market potential is huge. Dyness has developed a variety of industrial and commercial storage products to better utilize the current diversity of industrial and commercial storage scenarios in the European market. It also increases its competitiveness.
Conclusion
Industrial and commercial energy storage technology is not only an effective means to cope with fluctuations in electricity demand and improve energy efficiency, but also one of the key technologies to achieve sustainable development. As European countries gradually increase their investment in energy storage in the process of green energy transformation, energy storage applications are expected to play an increasingly important role in industry and commerce. Through energy storage technology, companies can not only reduce energy costs, but also contribute to the transformation of society's energy structure.
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