Dr Diarmid Roberts

Diarmid Roberts: The goal of my project is to perform a techno-economic analysis of Redox Flow Batteries in grid-connected applications. The work has two major components:
  1. Battery model - what performance can the battery achieve, and at what cost?
  2. Application models - how much revenue can the battery generate in a particular application?
For the application models I am making use of linear, non-linear and integer programming in order to determine revenue under optimal scheduling. I am also investigating stochastic approaches in order to understand how much revenue can be realised in practice, considering short-term uncertainty in electricity price and the need to access multiple revenue streams.

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Key Topics: Energy Storage, Energy Systems

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