2. The benefits of storage for renewable energies

2.1 Intermittent renewable energies

When their presence on a power system is massive, intermittent renewable energies such as wind power and photovoltaics have characteristics that can rapidly become incompatible with the management of power system dynamics.

These intermittent renewable energies dominate the market for new power generation units, but they have the following disadvantages.

1. Non-programmable: the level of production cannot be adapted to the consumption profile of users. The overall production...