{"id":317924,"date":"2025-12-29T15:22:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=317924"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:09:53","slug":"battery-energy-storage-fuel-backup","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/battery-energy-storage-fuel-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery energy storage could eliminate up to 30 GW of fossil fuel backup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to an <strong>ECO STOR<\/strong> analysis, battery energy storage systems can supply up to <strong>30 GW of backup capacity<\/strong>, making the national energy system more robust and efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A technical response to intermittency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The study is supported by an energy-economic optimization model developed with <strong>PyPSA<\/strong>, which considers actual weather and power generation data. Under the German government&#8217;s projections for 2030, the model showed that <strong>60 GW of storage with two to four hours of autonomy<\/strong> would be sufficient to <strong>reduce 15 to 20 GW<\/strong> of back-up generation demand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When installed capacity rises to <strong>100 GW<\/strong>, this reduction amounts to 24 GW. And if measured in total stored energy, <strong>1,000 GWh (equivalent to 125 GW for 8 hours)<\/strong> can cover up to 30 GW of capacity that today relies on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/alternative-energy-fossil-fuels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fossil fuels<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More flexibility, less carbon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike other technologies, batteries can <strong>compensate for point variations in the grid<\/strong>, smooth out load peaks and operate quickly to balance the system. This significantly reduces dependence on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/tata-steel-nederland-acquires-power-plants-from-vattenfall-in-ijmond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thermal power plants<\/a><\/strong> and cuts system operating costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Georg Gallmetzer, spokesman for ECO STOR, taking full advantage of this <strong>electrical flexibility<\/strong> would make it possible &#8220;to dispense with up to 30 GW of backup plants, which strengthens the system and reduces costs.&#8221; He also pointed out that even modest capacities bring considerable benefits from the early stages of implementation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A change in perception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company notes that there are &#8220;biases&#8221; about whether large-scale storage is a reliable solution. With this study and its <strong>free online simulation tool<\/strong>, they seek to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Demonstrate with data<\/strong> that batteries are a mature and essential technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promote an objective debate<\/strong> on the <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/energy-transition-from-oil-to-renewables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy system future.<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show that batteries bring <strong>real value to the system<\/strong> (stability and savings), they are not just an &#8220;accessory&#8221; to renewables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Even so, the analysis is realistic and clarifies that <strong>short-term<\/strong> batteries (hours) are not the solution for everything. For <strong>prolonged periods<\/strong> without wind and sun, as can happen in winter, other complementary solutions are needed, such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Long-term storage<\/strong> (e.g., with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/hydrogen-green-green-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hydrogen<\/a><\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electricity exchange<\/strong> with neighboring countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flexible demand management<\/strong> (scheduling the consumption of factories for when there is excess energy).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A critical component for the electric future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With this new study, the company reaffirms that <strong>battery energy storage<\/strong> is not a futuristic alternative, but an available and effective tool to achieve a cleaner, more economical and safer energy system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eco-stor.de\/de\/unternehmen\/news\/251020_Dunkelflaute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ECO STOR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ECO STOR analysis reveals how electric storage systems strengthen the grid and reduce costs in Germany&#8217;s energy transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10019,"featured_media":317808,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-317924","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/317924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/317924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=317924"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=317924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}