Volume 40, Issue 2 pp. 227-237
Review

Approaches for Dispatchable Biomass Plants with Particular Focus on Steam Storage Devices

Matthias Stark

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Matthias Stark

Institute of New Energy Systems, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, Germany.

Institute of New Energy Systems, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, Germany.Search for more papers by this author
Matthias Sonnleitner

Matthias Sonnleitner

Institute of New Energy Systems, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, Germany.

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Wilfried Zörner

Wilfried Zörner

Institute of New Energy Systems, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, Germany.

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Rick Greenough

Rick Greenough

Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH, United Kingdom.

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First published: 15 November 2016
Citations: 5

Abstract

An increasing share of fluctuating energy generation leads to new challenges in power grids. In addition, the demand for flexible power plants is growing. Solid biomass-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) plants are able to get modified into dispatchable power plants. Boundaries for this operation mode are summarized and several measures to achieve a flexible power generation in biomass CHP plants are concluded. The integration of a high-temperature storage system for buffering the plants' steam seems to be the most promising, however, the least investigated option. The tasks and necessary features of such storage systems were investigated and an overview of available technologies and systems for the storage of steam is given.

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