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What needs to happen next to store
clean energy in North Dakota
By
Joe Rinaldi
May 11, 2023
NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET)
— North Dakota has a lot to offer when it comes to clean energy —
whether it’s wind, geothermal, or even hydroelectric power. But
storing that energy has always been a struggle.
Now, the Department
of Energy, or D.O.E, is accelerating the
storage and deployment of these key clean energy resources.
The D.O.E’s Liftoff Reports provide the private sector
and other industry partners a valuable resource on how and when
certain technologies – like Long
Duration Energy Storage – can reach
full-scale deployment.
Right now, there are only a few energy storage mechanisms for wind
power. Some include solid-state batteries, ultra or super-capacitors,
and compressed air storage.
This is good for short distances, but for longer distances and time
periods, there need to be more options and mechanisms that really
don’t exist yet.
“The liftoff report accurately and appropriately
reports that we need to make substantial technological progress in
order to have long-duration energy storage fulfill its potential as a
widely adapted grid asset,” said Gene
Rodrigues, the Assistant Secretary for
Electricity at the Department of Energy.
Another problem is that clean energy storage facilities cost a lot of
money to build. One facility in Texas cost almost $100 million and can
only serve a certain distance within Texas.
But the D.O.E is trying to fix these problems and make energy storage
and distribution for clean energy, far more reaching.
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