Storage Lab is a research hub for electrical energy storage. We investigate the future cost of storage and the value it can provide to low-carbon energy systems. Our projects combine academic research with industry expertise to develop meaningful economic and system-relevant insights on electricity storage. Storage Lab is led by Dr Oliver Schmidt.
Cost of electricity storage
Future investment cost
Raw material cost
Levelised cost of storage
Environmental cost
Value of electricity storage
Renewables integration
Profitability
Energy access
Global deployment
News
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"Storage at 20 USD/MWh? Breaking down the low-cost solar-plus-storage PPAs in the USA" - 25.03.2019 (Apricum) (Energy Storage News)
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Article published on comparative life cycle assessment of lithium-ion battery systems - 20.02.2019 (Publication) (Accepted manuscript)
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"What would the worldmap look like if country sizes reflected installed utility-scale battery capacity?" - 19.02.2019 (Worldmap)
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Article published on quantifying the impact of six policy measures on the investment case for residential storage in the UK - 24.12.2019
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Bloomberg interviews Oliver on Electric Insights report - 04.12.2019
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New book on 'Technological Learning in Energy System' published, co-authored by Iain and Oliver - 22.11.2019
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Oliver answers Q&A on the future of energy storage at Smart Energy Forum in Prague - 19.11.2019 (in Czech) (in English)
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Article on gravity based energy storage published in The Guardian quoting a report by Storage Lab - 21.10.2019