Value Streams in Microgrids: A literature Review

DOI 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.081

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Microgrids are an increasingly common component of the evolving electricity grids with the potential to improve local reliability, reduce costs, and increase penetration rates for distributed renewable generation. The additional complexity of microgrids often leads to increased investment costs, creating a barrier for widespread adoption. These costs may result directly from specific needs for islanding detection, protection systems and power quality assurance that would otherwise be avoided in simpler system configurations. However, microgrids also facilitate additional value streams that may make up for their increased costs and improve the economic viability of microgrid deployment. This paper analyses the literature currently available on research relevant to value streams occurring in microgrids that may contribute to offset the increased investment costs. A review on research related to specific microgrid requirements is also presented.

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AB  - Microgrids are an increasingly common component of the evolving electricity grids with the potential to improve local reliability, reduce costs, and increase penetration rates for distributed renewable generation. The additional complexity of microgrids often leads to increased investment costs, creating a barrier for widespread adoption. These costs may result directly from specific needs for islanding detection, protection systems and power quality assurance that would otherwise be avoided in simpler system configurations. However, microgrids also facilitate additional value streams that may make up for their increased costs and improve the economic viability of microgrid deployment. This paper analyses the literature currently available on research relevant to value streams occurring in microgrids that may contribute to offset the increased investment costs. A review on research related to specific microgrid requirements is also presented.
AU  - Stadler, Michael
A2  - Cardoso, Gonçalo
A3  - Mashayekh, Salman 
A4  - Forget, Thibault
A5  - DeForest, Nicholas
A6  - Agarwal, Ankit
A7  - Schönbein, Anna
DB  - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP  - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO  - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.081
KW  - Solar
KW  - Photovoltaics
KW  - PV
KW  - Battery energy storage
KW  - Combined heat and power (CHP)
KW  - Diesel generators
KW  - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW  - Resilience
KW  - Extreme weather
KW  - Standards
KW  - Interconnection
KW  - Protection
KW  - Utility integration
KW  - Bulk-system Integration
KW  - Local energy resources (LER)
LA  - English
DA  - 2016/01/01
PY  - 2016
PB  - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
T1  - Value Streams in Microgrids:  A literature Review
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.081
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Stadler, Michael, et al. Value Streams in Microgrids:  A literature Review. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 January, 2016, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.081.

Stadler, M., Cardoso, G., Mashayekh, S., Forget, T., DeForest, N., Agarwal, A., & Schönbein, A. (2016). Value Streams in Microgrids:  A literature Review. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.081

Stadler, Michael, Gonçalo Cardoso, Salman  Mashayekh, Thibault Forget, Nicholas DeForest, Ankit Agarwal, and Anna Schönbein. Value Streams in Microgrids:  A literature Review. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, January, 1, 2016.  Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.081

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