Thermal Storage for District Cooling—Implications for Renewable Energy Transition

The utilization of air conditioning in public and private buildings is continuously increasing globally one the major factors fueling growth global electricity demand. higher renewable energy sources transition electricity-generating industry to requires significant storage order avoid supply–demand mismatches. This storage-regeneration process entails dissipation, which leads generation loads. Both required may be reduced using thermal provide domestic comfort buildings. development storage, achieved by chilled water, a community two thousand located North Texas region are proven have profound beneficial effects on necessary infrastructure make this independent grid self-sufficient with energy. simulations show that both photovoltaics rating capacity electric system significantly when water used during season.