Innovative storage methods for improving the balance of RES in Cyprus - Storage and Renewables Electrifying Cyprus (SREC)
The SREC program is one of the RESTART 2016-2020 programs of RIF for Research, Technological Development and Innovation.
Energy storage is a methodology that necessarily accompanies the conversion and use of energy from RES. It is an important parameter in trying to increase the share of RES injected into networks. In isolated networks such as that of Cyprus, the need for storage is a high priority for reasons such as security of supply, utilization of infrastructure, inflow of RES, reduction of emissions, domestic added value and sustainability.
During the implementation of the SREC project, storage / hybridization technologies with RES will be explored, new storage / hybridization combinations suitable for Cyprus will be developed, will examine the possibility and consequences of storage on various scale sizes and applications in combination with "smart networks" and will quantify the results of storage / hybridization in their cooperation with the networks, energy costs, utilization and development of infrastructure, domestic added value and sustainability.
In addition, the purpose of the SREC project is the development and implementation of a regulatory framework that will allow the operation and integration into the network of aggregation projects so that projects can be implemented. Also, the goal is to locate storage infrastructures throughout Cyprus in order to select 2 medium scale of them as prototypes. These two prototype projects will be studied and licensed utilizing the processes that will be developed in this project and will eventually be presented for implementation and operation to stakeholders.
At the end of the project, it is expected that there will be specific available energy storage and hybridization technologies suitable for implementation in Cyprus, proposals for their location, regulatory framework, and two prototype projects ready for construction and operation.
More information can be found in the website:
http://www.talos-rtd.com/en/view/project?pid=564