Presentation: 2025 ND EPSCoR Annual conference
October 21, 2025, NDSU Memorial Union, Fargo, North Dakota
Hybrid Energy Storage
Tanwa
Iwayemi
Doctoral Student
University of North Dakota
Co-authors: Stanley Tomomewo, University of North Dakota, Daniel Kelly Boakye-Danquah, Silicon Ranch Corporation SR
Session
Poster number: 88
Ballroom
The global energy landscape in 2025 presents critical challenges in renewable energy integration. Despite advancements in renewable technologies, energy access remains uneven, with millions lacking electricity and relying on fossil fuels. Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (HESS) offer a transformative solution to address renewable energy intermittency and enhance energy security. This research explores HESS as a promising approach to optimize renewable energy utilization. By integrating batteries, supercapacitors, and flywheels, this study aims to develop innovative HESS architectures that can significantly improve grid stability, efficiency, and renewable energy penetration by evaluating HESS performance across various metrics, including efficiency, response time, energy retention, degradation rates and potentially reducing CO2 emission, comparing it to single-technology approaches presently used. By combining the high energy density of batteries, rapid charge/discharge capabilities of supercapacitors, and high-power density of flywheels, HESS can potentially provide more versatile and efficient energy management solutions.