Transporting containerized batteries by rail between power-sector regions could aid the US electric grid in withstanding and recovering from disruption. This solution is shown to be a technically feasible and cost-effective means of ensuring grid reliability in the face of high-impact, low-frequency events.
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This is a summary of: Moraski, J. W. et al. Leveraging rail-based mobile energy storage to increase grid reliability in the face of climate uncertainty. Nat. Energy https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01276-x (2023).
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Rail-based mobile energy storage as a grid-reliability solution for climate extremes. Nat Energy 8, 653–654 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01284-x
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