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GRIDSTOR is an international consortium of industry stakeholders brought together by DNV GL in 2014. The program was developed with seven ... Skiptomaincontent CONTINUETOSITE➞ Search Generation T&D GridReliability Electrification LoadManagement Renewables Storage DER Regs CorpNews Anarticlefrom DeepDive DNVGLaimsforenergystorage'globalguide'withGRIDSTORstandards Aligningstandardswillhelp'createalevelplayingfield'forstorageproviders,analystssay. PublishedJan.19,2016 By PeterMaloney ContributingEditor DVNGL AnalysisandconsultingfirmDNV GLearlierthismonthreleasedaguide forrecommendedpracticesrelatedtothesafety,operationandperformance ofenergystoragesystems.  Thegoalofthedocument,releasedthroughtheGRIDSTORconsortiumbrought togetherbytheNorwegianconsultancy,istocompilea"comprehensivesetofrecommendationsforgrid-connectedenergystoragesystems,"thatis"validinallmajormarketsandgeographicregions,forallapplications,onalllevelsfromcomponenttosystem,coveringtheentirelifecycle." “Wedidalotofin-depthresearchonexistingstandardsandfoundverymanyfocusonthecomponents,notthesystemasawhole,”HaikevandeVegte,seniorconsultantfornewenergytechnologiesatDNVGL,toldUtilityDive. DNVGLarguesthatthemarketforgrid-connectedenergystorageismaturingrapidlyandthatthenextstageinthedeploymentofsmartgridswillrequire“clarityandwidespreadagreementonissuesconcerningenergystoragesystems.” “AtDNVGLwebelievethatactionssuchastheRecommendedPractice[guide]supportstheentireindustryandglobalcommunitybyofferingasinglestandalone,all-encompassingguideline,”JillisRaadschelders,headofDNVGL’srenewablesandstoragedepartment,saidinastatement. TheGRIDSTORguidefocusesonthreemainaspectsofgrid-connectedenergystorage:safety,operationandperformance.Itdoesnotcoverchemicalorthermaltechnologies,suchashydrogenandthermalstorage,nordoesitincludeelectricvehiclebatteriesatthispoint. DNVGLsaystheGRIDSTORprogramoffersanindependentqualityguaranteeforthesafeimplementationandoperationofenergystoragesystemsandisdrawnfromgloballyacceptedregulationsandbestpracticesstandardssuchasthosefromtheInternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(IEC)andtheInternationalOrganizationforStandards(ISO). GRIDSTORisaninternationalconsortiumofindustrystakeholdersbroughttogetherbyDNVGLin2014.Theprogramwasdevelopedwithsevenpartners,includingtechnologyproducers,gridserviceproviders,energyconsultantsanduniversities,withtheaimatarrivingatglobalstandards.Anadditional36industryplayersparticipatedinthereviewprocess. DNVGLdistinguishesitsapproachfromotherstandardsbeingdevelopedintheenergystorageindustrybythefactthatitcoversabroadarrayoftechnologiesinsteadofjustoneortwobatterytypes,andittakessystemlevelapproach. Otherevolvingstandards AmongtheothermajorinitiativesunderwaytocomeupwithindustryguidelinesaretheperformanceprotocolsbeingdevelopedbyPacificNorthwestNationalLaboratoryunderthedirectionoftheDepartmentofEnergy. Thateffortisdescribedasa“subset”ofDNV’sguide,accordingtoVincentSprenkle,manageroftheelectrochemicalgroupatthePacificNorthwestNationalLaboratory. WhatPNNLisdrawingupfortheDOEarenotstandards— metricsthatmustbemet— butperformanceprotocolsthatcanbeusedtotestperformanceofanystoragedevice,regardlessoftechnology,onanequalfooting,Sprenklesaid.“Itislikeablackboxthatcanbeusedtotestthesignalandmeasuretheoutput.” Theeffortbeganaboutthreeorfouryearsagoandthreeprotocolshavebeenreleasedsofarwithanotherthreeonthedrawingboardandlikelytobereleasedthissummer. SandiaNationalLaboratoriesalsoparticipatesintheprogrambyprovidingtheactualtestingofstoragedevices. SandiaisalsodoingfieldworkonstoragesystemsandbuildingadatabaseoftheresultsthatcanbeusedtoupdatetheDOEprotocols.“Itisalivingdocument,”Sprenklesaid. TheElectricPowerResearchInstituteisalsoweighinginontheissuewithitsEnergyStorageIntegrationCouncil,butwithawidermandatethatincludessystemdevelopmentandgridintegration,aswellasperformance And,morerecently,groupknownasModularEnergyStorageArchitectureinSeptember2015beganworkingonenergystoragestandards.TheMESAStandardsAlliancelooksattheenergystorageindustryintermsofmodularity.Thegroupssay that,aswiththeearlydaysofthecomputerindustry,thechallengeistocomeupwithstandardsthatwouldmakethedifferentpartsandplugscompatiblewitheachother. A'globalguide' forstorage VandeVegtesaysthattheGRIDSTORprojectlookedatthoseothereffortsandpurposelyreferencedDOE’swork. “Wewantedtomakeitaglobalguide,”vandeVegtesays.“Wedidnotwanttocompletelyre-inventthewheel.Wewantedtomakeuseofwhatwasalreadythere,andmakesurewelookedatthesystemasawhole.Youcouldcallitacookbookapproach.” TheIEC,headquarteredinGeneva,Switzerland,isalsodrawingstandardsfortheintegrationofgrid-connectenergystoragesystemsunderaworkinggroupknownasTC120.Thosestandardsalsoaimtolookatenergystoragesystemsasawholeandatbeingglobal. VandeVegtesaysGRIDSTORlookedattheIEC’swork,butsaysthatgroupistakingmoretimetoreleaseitsstandards. AJanuary2014documentonIEC’swebsitegivesathreetofiveyeartimehorizonforitswork. VandeVegtesaysGRIDSTORplanstoreleasethenewversionofitsguidenextyear,whichwouldincorporatemorechecklistsandalsoincludefinancialmethodologies.“Theideaistohaveyearlyupdates,butthatwilldependonwhetherwewillbeabletofindpartners”fortheproject,hesays. TheGRIDSTORguide,meanwhile,ispubliclyavailableand— asDNVGL hasdonefortheoil,gasandmaritimeindustries— providesthebasis“tocreatealevelplayingfield”fortheindustry,vandeVegtesays. Ofcourse,italsoshowcasesDNVGL’scapabilitiesinprovidingcertificationandadvisorywork.Thecompany’srootsgobackto1860swhenapredecessorcompanywascreatedtoevaluatethequalityofshipsanddelivertheresultstostakeholders.MorerecentlythecompanyhasadvisedCaliforniainsettingupitsenergystoragetargets. Meanwhile,thestorageindustryislikelytocontinuetoworkwithandpromulgateavarietyofguidelinesandstandards.Eventuallytheywillneedto“comeunderoneroof”Sprenklesaid,butfortunatelytheindustryisstillyoungenoughthatthereisnotmassconfusionbecauseawidevarietyofapplicationsandstandardshavenotyethadtimetotakehold. 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