Daniel Månsson

Daniel Månsson has researched energy storage in smart grids and its potential to make energy use more efficient for different users. This could be as simple as storing excess energy when electricity is cheap and using it when it's expensive, or how various actors in the grid can provide support services to maintain a stable network with a high share of renewable energy.

Implementing energy storage systems in the grid is crucial for achieving climate goals but different storage solutions vary in suitability depending upon the goals. Considering many batteries use expensive or controversially mined materials, optimizing the system to reduce costs per stored kWh or losses at the desired power levels is desirable.

Daniel and his team have explored how users, considering their goals and constraints, can best manage their power flows with the aid of an energy storage system.. This includes how to design suitability indexes, how to combine different types of storage for synergistic effects, and how system aging affects. They've also looked at how electric vehicles can serve as energy storage and support the grid together with other systems.