Energy Storage Technologies and Applications Course

Training Outlines

Introduction

Energy storage can shift energy, control power, provide reserves and strengthen resilience, but no single technology suits every duty. Successful projects require careful matching of duration, response, cycling, efficiency, safety, degradation and cost to the intended application.

This course provides a technology-neutral framework for evaluating and designing storage systems. Participants will compare storage options, size power and energy capacity, assess battery management and conversion systems, model degradation, address safety and develop bankable application cases.

Objectives

• Compare storage technologies using duty-specific criteria
• Interpret power, energy and duration requirements
• Size storage systems for grid and customer applications
• Evaluate battery degradation and lifecycle performance
• Coordinate BMS, PCS and energy-management controls
• Address fire, electrical and operational safety
• Assess project economics and revenue stacking
• Develop technically defensible storage specifications

Course Outlines

Day 1: Storage Functions and Technology Landscape

• Power versus energy applications
• Duration, response and cycling requirements
• Pumped hydro and compressed-air storage
• Flywheels and other mechanical technologies
• Thermal and chemical energy storage
• Technology-screening matrix

Day 2: Battery Technologies and Performance

• Lithium-ion chemistry families
• Lead-acid, sodium and flow batteries
• State of charge and state of health
• Round-trip efficiency and C-rate
• Temperature and ageing mechanisms
• Degradation and warranty interpretation

Day 3: System Architecture and Controls

• Cell, module, rack and container design
• Battery-management system functions
• Power-conversion system selection
• Energy-management and dispatch controls
• Grid connection and protection
• Monitoring, data and performance verification

Day 4: Sizing and Application Engineering

• Renewable smoothing and energy shifting
• Frequency response and reserve services
• Peak shaving and demand-charge reduction
• Backup power and microgrid resilience
• Power and energy sizing calculations
• Duty-cycle simulation and sensitivity

Day 5: Safety, Economics and Procurement

• Thermal runaway and propagation risk
• Detection, ventilation and fire protection
• Electrical isolation and emergency response
• Capital cost and lifecycle replacement
• Revenue stacking and project evaluation
• Storage specification workshop