
Energy storage is a potential substitute for, or complement to, almost every aspect of a power system, including generation, transmission, and demand flexibility. Storage should be co-optimized with clean generation, transmission systems, and strategies to reward consumers for making their electricity use more flexible. . Goals that aim for zero emissions are more complex and expensive than NetZero goals that use negative emissions technologies to achieve a. . The need to co-optimize storage with other elements of the electricity system, coupled with uncertain climate change impacts on demand and supply,. . The intermittency of wind and solar generation and the goal of decarbonizing other sectors through electrification increase the benefit of. . Lithium-ion batteries are being widely deployed in vehicles, consumer electronics, and more recently, in electricity storage systems. These batteries have, and will likely continue to have, relatively high costs. [pdf]
Energy storage systems that can operate over minute by minute, hourly, weekly, and even seasonal timescales have the capability to fully combat renewable resource variability and are a key enabling technology for deep penetration of renewable power generation.
Foreword and acknowledgmentsThe Future of Energy Storage study is the ninth in the MIT Energy Initiative’s Future of series, which aims to shed light on a range of complex and vital issues involving
The development of thermal, mechanical, and chemical energy storage technologies addresses challenges created by significant penetration of variable renewable energy sources into the electricity mix.
The need to co-optimize storage with other elements of the electricity system, coupled with uncertain climate change impacts on demand and supply, necessitate advances in analytical tools to reliably and efficiently plan, operate, and regulate power systems of the future.
Energy storage systems help to bridge the gap between power generation and demand and are useful for systems with high variability or generation-demand mismatch.
Thermal, mechanical, or (nonbattery) chemical energy storage technologies compete with battery technologies for all of the previously listed commercial applications, but also enable additional applications for longer durations, higher power density, or involving hybridization with existing utility-scale heat and power resources. Fig. 10.

Fossil fuels - including oil, natural gas, and coal - supply most of the Dominican Republic's energy, supplemented by smaller amounts of renewables, including hydro, wind, solar and biofuels. The DR depends on oil for electricity generation more than any other country in Latin America and the Caribbean; as of 2017, 52%. . The Dominican Republic's Nationally Determined Contribution (2020 revision) calls for a 27% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. . As of 2020, 19.91% of employed Dominicans worked in the industrial sector; more specifically, extractive industries in the Dominican Republic employed 9,983 persons. [pdf]
This page is part of Global Energy Monitor 's Latin America Energy Portal. Fossil fuels - including oil, natural gas, and coal - supply most of the Dominican Republic's energy, supplemented by smaller amounts of renewables, including hydro, wind, solar and biofuels.
The country aims to produce 25% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025. The Dominican Republic's Nationally Determined Contribution (2020 revision) calls for a 27% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 relative to business as usual, up from 25% in the country's original NDC.
New techniques and technologies will be needed to decarbonise these areas. Dominican Republic has adopted a law on incentives for the development of renewable energy sources, which aims to increase the diversity of energy sources, reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and stimulate investment in renewable energy.
This roadmap was developed in close co-operation with the National Energy Commission (Comisión Nacional de Energía or CNE). It quantifies what can realistically be achieved by 2030 in the Dominican Republic’s total energy system in terms of renewable energy technology potential, cost and savings.
The short-term variability and geographic diversity of the wind resource will need to be studied before implementation of projects. The Dominican Republic has created a framework for integrating solar and wind resources in its grid that can drive renewable energy adop-tion for years to come.
High solar potential, along with integrating efficiencies and economies of scale, can make solar energy a viable resource for the Dominican Republic. Similarly, wind energy has strong potential, particularly in the southwest.
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