DNV GL releases updated GRIDSTOR recommended practice ...

GRIDSTOR is an independent set of recommendations combining all key standards and guidelines with credible industry experience and insights, to ... Skiptomaincontent ContinuetoSite DNVGL,theworld’slargestresourceofindependentenergyexpertsandcertificationbody,todaypublishedanupdateofitsGRIDSTORRecommendedPractice(DNVGL-RP-0043)forgrid-connectedenergystorage.Theupdatedversionincorporatesthelateststoragetechnologiesandmarketdevelopmentsand providesthemostuptodaterecommendationsonsafety,operation,andperformanceforgrid-connectedenergystoragesystems. GRIDSTORisanindependentsetofrecommendationscombiningallkeystandardsandguidelineswithcredibleindustryexperienceandinsights,tohelpguaranteethesafeimplementationandoperationofenergystoragesystemsforallstakeholderssuchasendusers,manufacturers,investorsorinsurancecompanies.Ithasbeenupdatedbyaninternationalconsortiumincludingexpertsfrom15globalorganizations. Thestorageclass“Electrical”,referringtotheformofenergyinsidethestoragemedium,shouldnotbeconfusedwiththehigher-levelcategorization“Electricalenergystorage”,referringtotheformofenergygoingintoandoutofthesystem. Astheenergystoragesectorundergoesrapiddevelopmentsandinnovations,theRecommendedPracticerequiresregularupdates.Currentlyover200otherguidancedocumentsareavailablethatcanbeappliedtogrid-scaleenergystoragesystemsorcomponents.Asthegrid-scaleenergystoragemarketisrapidlygrowing,itreliesonindependentriskmitigation,toensuregrowthhappenswiththerequiredqualityandsafetystandards,furtherenablingtheenergytransition. Energystorageisakeymeasuretoprovideflexibility,asincreasingrenewablegenerationisneededtoallowelectricitysystemstocontinuetooperatestablyandeconomically.DNVGL’srecentlypublished EnergyTransitionOutlookreport forecasts,thatrenewablesourceswillaccountfor85%oftheworld’selectricityproduction.Additional‘flexibility’functionssuchasstoragetechnologyareneededtoallowelectricitysystemstocontinuetooperatestablyandeconomically. TheupdatedRecommendedPracticehasbeendevelopedbyaninternationalconsortiumincludingexpertsfrom15globalorganisations:AlaskaCenterforEnergyandPower,Alfen,Alevo,ATEPS,Conergy,Datawatt,DNVGL,Enexis,Gaelectric,HighviewPower,HybridEurope,Maxwell,PNNL(insupportoftheU.S.DepartmentOfEnergyOfficeofElectricityenergystoragesafetystrategy),RWTHandWärtsilä. Followingtheconsortiumapproval,thedocumenthasbeenfurtherimprovedandvalidatedbytheinternationalenergystoragecommunitythroughapublichearingprocess,involvingmorethan140globalorganizations. Theglobalscopeaswellasinputfromuniversalstakeholderssuchasmanufacturers,systemintegrators,utilities,projectdevelopers,universities,governmentbodies,andothers,ensureindustry-wideacceptanceandalignmentoftheRecommendedPractice.   TheupdatedGRIDSTORrecommendedpracticeprovidesthelatestindustryguidelineson: Cybersecurity Communicationprotocols Microgrids Conformityassessmentincl.FAT/SATtesting Warranty Decommissioning Tenderingandprocurement Bankability Residualvalue Greenhousegasemissionscalculation Referencestostandardsandguidelineswereupdatedandvariousrecommendationswereadjustedtomatch,includingforexamplethewell-knownrecentIEC62933standard,publishedby IEC’sTC-120. “Energystorageisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinprovidingareliableandsecurepowersupply.Whetherthisiswithregardstotheintegrationofrenewablesintotheenergymix,ancillaryservices,bulkenergyservicesoranyotherformofthewidevarietyofapplications.GRIDSTORprovidesthemostrelevantRecommendedPracticeallowingallstakeholderstosafelydevelopthevitaltechnologicalandsystemadvancementsusingenergystorage,”saidDitlevEngel,CEOatDNVGL–Energy. TwomembersoftheconsortiumoftheconsortiumcommentedontheupdatedGRIDSTORRecommendedPractice: “ThisnewandupdatedglobalstandardonadvancedutilityandmicrogridenergystorageexplainshowstorageperformsasaSwissarmyknifedeliveringmultiplestreamsofvaluetoutilities,ratepayers,andtheirregulators,”saidDavidLentsch,SeniorManagerEnergyStorageatMaxwellTechnologies “AsadeveloperandEPCprovider,wearestronglyconvincedthatusingtheGRIDSTORRecommendedPracticewillincreasethecomfortandhencetheabilityoflendersand investorstoengageinfinancingofthevastbusinessopportunitiesinthefieldofstorageandhenceallowingeveryonetobenefitfromthistechnology.WecanalreadyseethebenefitofGRIDSTORanditsimmediatepositiveimpactintheAsia–Pacificregiontoday,”commentedHendrikR.Bohne,VicePresidentEPCAsia&PacificatConergyAsia&ME. TheupdatedDNVGLRecommendedPracticeongrid-connectedenergystoragesystemsisavailabletodownload here. 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