Grid Scale Battery Storage

If the grid was Goldilocks, what type of battery would it want? This episode is a bit denser than usual and explores some basic differences between flow, iron-air, and lithium ion batteries; plus the basics of how batteries participate in markets. Also covers some technical stuff towards the end. Listen at your own peril--you may become a flow stan. Timestamps: 00:00-Intro 01:00-What Type of Energy Storage is Best? 02:23-Long Duration Storage vs Short Duration Storage 04:00-Flow Batteries 05:50-Issues with Flow Batteries 08:00-What is Grid Scale Storage Used For? 10:25-How are batteries regulated? Who knows! 11:30-Lithium Ion Batteries for the Grid 12:31-Technical Notes 15:00-Salton Sea 15:50-Future BESS References: CAISO Report on Battery Storage Market Participation https://www.caiso.com/documents/2023-special-report-on-battery-storage-jul-16-2024.pdf Redox Flow vs Li-ion Batteries https://energy.sandia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/6_Wittman_Reed_SNL_WIPSC_Session5_6-23-21.pdf 2024 EIA Update On Grid-Scale Battery Use https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62405 Nanoparticle Flow Batteries - https://spectrum.ieee.org/flow-battery-2666672335 Form Energy Specs - https://formenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Form-Energy-Navigating-the-Pacific-Northwest-Energy-Challenges-06.26.2024-1.pdf