TY - CONF TI - EWTEC 2019 Powering the Blue Economy Specialists Panel: The Importance of Energy Storage for Wave Powered Microgrids AU - Kilcher, L AU - Stefek, J AU - Bain, D AU - Yu, Y AU - Jenne, D AU - Stark, G T2 - 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2019) AB - This presentation:•Evaluated the potential battery storage size and cost for WEC (driven by the peak power)•Performed a preliminary grid integration analysis using PLEXOS•Required some kind of energy storage and power smoothingFuture work includes:•Cost estimation of undersea cables and subsea stations, control strategies, and the potential and cost of using other energy storage technologies•Detailed analysis on the impact to the grid system and larger wave energy penetration cases DA - 2019/09// PY - 2019 LA - English KW - Marine Energy ER -