A novel business model for aggregating the values of electricity storage

B-Tier
Journal: Energy Policy
Year: 2011
Volume: 39
Issue: 3
Pages: 1575-1585

Authors (4)

He, Xian (not in RePEc) Delarue, Erik (not in RePEc) D'haeseleer, William (not in RePEc) Glachant, Jean-Michel (European University Institute)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Electricity storage is considered as a valuable source of flexibility with applications covering the whole electricity value chain. Most of the existing evaluation methods for electricity storage are conceived for one specific use of the storage, which often leads to the conclusion that the investment on storage does not pay off. However, the value of storage cannot be properly estimated without taking into account the possibility of aggregating the services that storage can offer to different actors. This paper proposes a new business model that allows aggregating multiple revenue streams of electricity storage in a systematic way. The model consists in coordinating a series of auctions in which the right to utilize the storage unit is auctioned upon different time horizons. In the mean time, non-conflicting usage of storage by the actors in these different auctions is ensured. The functioning of the model is demonstrated by a case study. The results show that a storage unit can achieve higher return on investment in the manner proposed in the business model.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:enepol:v:39:y:2011:i:3:p:1575-1585
Journal Field
Energy
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25