The US Energy Information Agency reported (p. 8) for 2023 that the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) per megawatthour was about $43 for photovoltaic, $56 for PV-battery hybrid, and $137 for battery storage.
If photovoltaic power stations want to utilize excess electricity through hydrogen production or energy storage, the cost and profit of hydrogen production and energy storage need to be considered. When the cost is less than the profit, investment and construction can be carried out.
How to reduce the operating costs of photovoltaic energy storage?
The economic scheduling of energy storage and storage, and energy management of power supply systems can effectively reduce the operating costs of photovoltaic systems . The second issue is the scientific planning and construction of photovoltaic energy storage.
For example, for an X photovoltaic power station, 90 % of its revenue comes from the sales of electricity connected to the grid. The maximum revenue from the PV plant is 6200 million dollars, at which point the PV is used for grid access, storage and hydrogen production at 372GW, 210GW and 250 GW, respectively.
How do photovoltaic power generation companies maximize value?
Therefore, photovoltaic power generation companies need to focus on maximizing value through cooperative games with multiple parties such as the power grid, users, energy storage, and hydrogen energy. China's photovoltaic power generation technology has achieved remarkable advancements, leading to high power generation efficiency.
How many MW is a photovoltaic power station?
Large photovoltaic power stations can be equipped with 100MWh energy storage power stations. The battery type is Lithium iron phosphate, the power of the station is 50 MW, the annual utilization hours reach 800 h, and the power generation capacity is 800 million kilowatts. Other operational data of the power station are detailed in Table 3.
Thirdly, energy storage can bring more revenue for PV power plants, but the capacity of energy storage is limited, so it can't be used as the main consumption path for PV power generation. The more photovoltaic power generation used for energy storage, the greater the total profit of the power station.