How to combine C&I solar with compressed air energy storage

Researchers have studied the potential of combining photovoltaic systems with compressed air energy storage (CAES) to power a commercial building in South Africa. They found that a co-optimized system could lower total capital costs by 15-20% compared to traditional sequential sizing approaches.Researchers from South Africa's University of Pretoria have conducted a multi-objective optimization study to combine commercial and industrial (C&I) PV systems with compressed air energy storage (CAES). The study is aimed to minimize total system investment (Capex) and operational costs (Opex), while ...

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