A new report from Navigant Research examines the relationship between energy storage and smart cities, providing an overview of relevant applications as well as drivers and barriers. The report, Smart Cities and Energy Storage, examines the role energy storage can play in smart cities and how smart cities can drive the deployment of energy storage.
According to a new report from Navigant Research, the emergence of energy storage solutions in conjunction with the deployment of distributed energy resources, will improve the delivery of smart energy solutions in smart cities.
Smart energy technologies are increasingly expected to help address the sustainability needs of smart cities to reduce carbon-intensive peak energy use and to develop resilient energy systems.
“Smart energy technologies such as energy storage will increasingly be called on to address the sustainability needs of the urban energy transformation now underway,” says William Tokash, senior research analyst at Navigant Research.
Toaksh added: “Specifically, energy storage is now poised to support the delivery of low-carbon DER [distributed energy resources] to reduce peak energy use and improve the resilience capabilities of urban landscapes by enhancing access to reliable electricity supply.”
According to the report, energy storage has experienced significant growth in the past two years due in part to its unique ability to support the deployment of flexible energy capacity. The emergence of energy storage’s ability to make DER more flexible, less carbon-intensive, and more resilient is redefining how smart energy solutions can support the sustainability needs of an integrated smart city technology and solutions platform.
The new report provides an overview of energy storage applications within smart cities, including drivers and barriers for energy storage, and discusses how energy storage works within an integrated energy as a service framework. It also analyzes the role of energy storage in the delivery of low carbon peak energy and improving resilience.
An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the Navigant Research website.
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