Potential of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems for Grid Balancing by Demand Response
Paper in proceeding, 2019

The environmental goals of European Union demand a larger share of renewable energy sources for electrical energy generation. With the increasing share of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, the utility grids has an increasing need for energy storage and/or demand side management. With a high energy intensity and a large thermal inertia, the refrigeration systems of supermarkets appear as an attractive actor for demand response in such scenario. Theoretically they have the capability to absorb vast amounts of electrical energy as stored compressor work, lowering the temperature of the food goods in the refrigerators. Alternatively supermarkets have the capability of reducing their energy demand by allowing the food goods temperature increase to its upper limit, reducing electrical power demand for the grid. This positioning paper will further discuss the attractiveness as and feasibility to use supermarkets for electrical energy balancing by demand response in a smart grid.

Demand Response

Energy Storage

Supermarket

Smart Grid

Demand Side Management

Author

Tommie Månsson

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Technology

York Ostermeyer

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Technology

SMARTGREENS 2019 - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems

Vol. 2019 151-156
978-989758373-5 (ISBN)

SmartGreens, 8th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems
Heraklion, Greece,

Supermarkets as thermal buffers for renewable electricity grids

Climate-KIC, 2013-10-01 -- 2018-09-30.

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Subject Categories

Energy Engineering

Civil Engineering

Energy Systems

DOI

10.5220/0007749401510156

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3/21/2023