Energy storage: Applications and challenges

Tarik Kousksou (1) , Pascal Bruel (2, 3) , Abdelmajid Jamil (4) , T. El Rhafiki (5) , Youssef Zeraouli (1)

1 SIAME - Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Ingénieur Appliquées à la Mécanique et au génie Electrique
2 CAGIRE - Computational Approximation with discontinous Galerkin methods and compaRison with Experiments
3 LMAP - Laboratoire de Mathématiques et de leurs Applications [Pau]
4 EST - Ecole Supérieure de Technologie de Fès
5 ENSAM - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers [Meknes]

In this paper, an updated review of the state of technology and installations of several energy storage technologies were presented, and their various characteristics were analyzed. The analyses included their storage properties, current state in the industry and feasibility for future installation. The paper includes also the main characteristics of energy storage technologies suitable for renewable energy systems.

Mots clés: Progress; Energy storage technologies; Renewable energy

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Tarik Kousksou, Pascal Bruel, Abdelmajid Jamil, T. El Rhafiki, Youssef Zeraouli. Energy storage: Applications and challenges. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2014, 120 (Part. A), pp. 59-80. ⟨10.1016/j.solmat.2013.08.015⟩. ⟨hal-00930130⟩