Abstract
Cost trajectories for energy storage are key to understanding its role in future low-carbon energy systems. But, cost data is scarce and tentative, limiting investment attractiveness and policy support.
In this talk, we compile experience curves and use them to project future costs of electrical energy storage technologies. Based on these cost projections, the economic feasibility of battery-coupled PV generation is analysed as well as the required public spend to achieve the projected cost reductions.
Speaker Bio
Oliver is a PhD student in climate change and renewable energy at the Centre for the Grantham Institute. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering (BSc) from ETH Zurich and Sustainable Energy Technologies (MSc) from Imperial College London and is currently part of the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) Doctoral Training Partnership at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment.
Previously, Oliver has worked with the management of a major European utility on key challenges of the sector as part of its in-house consulting team. He is aiming to use his PhD to build extensive knowledge in energy storage and create transparency on its role in future energy systems.