Python Code: Technical cost-benefit analysis of a PV system complemented with energy storage for increased electricity self-sufficiency.

Python Code: Technical cost-benefit analysis of a PV system complemented with energy storage for increased electricity self-sufficiency.

Please consider reading the related analysis “Photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage: a viable symbiosis or an overrated investment?“. Description and step-wise instructions on how to use the Python code The analysis was conducted in Python and the corresponding scripts and data can be downloaded by following the link above. The scripts are flexible so that…

Photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage: a viable symbiosis or an overrated investment?

Photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage: a viable symbiosis or an overrated investment?

The quick answer is – it depends… Technical cost-benefit analysis of a PV system complemented with energy storage for increased electricity self-sufficiency. Questions In order to properly analyze the costs and benefits of complementing a PV system with a storage system to increase self-sufficiency, several questions need to be answered. In the following, these questions…