AlpStore has closed on April 30, 2015. This website stays past the end of the project to link the visitors to the project results and the follow-up activities. It allows for approaching the project partners – who will not stop contributing to the energy transition in the Alpine Space and beyond.
Please visit the download page to retrieve final reports and guidelines.
About AlpStore
Sun, water and biomass are a natural capital of the Alpine Space. It is a must to use them for the production of energy. Besides intelligent grids, storage systems will be key enablers for a future mostly renewable energy supply.
Partners in seven countries created master plans for the deployment of storages. Pilot tests showed the feasibility of mobile and stationary storage in public infrastructure, business parks, enterprises and smart homes. From there guidelines for planners and decision makers were derived.
The problem addressed
The Alpine Space (AS) is predestined for multifaceted decentralised generation of power from renewable energy sources (RES). Many of those are intermittent and power usage must better adapt to generation. While demand side management offers limited potential, intelligent storage technologies can provide for cost effective buffering in metropolitan as well as scattered habitats.
The extension of pumped hydro storages meets natural and societal barriers. Other technologies can bring added value to homes, towns and regions. Electric vehicles can provide short time balancing. Mobile storage must be combined with stationary storage (battery, gas, hydrogen). In the mobility sector gas vehicles will compete with battery electric traction systems.
No realistic storage scenarios taking into account societal, geographic and climatological characteristics of the AS had been evaluated. There was a lot of uncertainty with decision makers as to the viability of small, medium and large scale storages. With explorative and piloting actions AlpStore assessed which mixture of technologies best fit the AS needs. Then it prepared the implementation of combined storage and mobility concepts in regional and municipal planning.
Transnational Approach
AlpStore tackled a challenge that can only be met on a transnational base: low carbon future. The goal was a generic model that fits the needs of all AS countries. Mobile storage solutions must consider cross border applications (e. g. economic aggregration of charging flexibility).
The STORM concept (STORM stands for "smart storage and mobility") takes into account societal, geographic and climatological characteristics of all areas of the AS. The development with a transnational team for the entire AS guaranteed acceptability for such a preferred model in all countries.
AlpStore FINAL CONFERENCE and Study Trip, February 26-27, 2015
A great success for the AlpStore final event in the Aosta Valley
