At present levels of wind penetration on the electrical grid, storage has not been a priority consideration. But as a system resource the nation's electrical grid will benefit from energy storage technologies.
Pacific Gas & Electric have a new spin: compressed air storage for wind turbines. American Wind Energy Association would prefer to skip energy storage for the time being in favor of building cross-country transmission.
The EU has set itself the goal that by the year 2020, 20% of Europe’s final energy consumption in the areas of electricity, heating, and mobility should come from renewable sources.
National Plan for Scientific Research,
Development and Technological Innovation, 2008-2011
Strategic Action Plan for Energy and Climate Change
File no. ECC- 590000-2008-141
