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Can regenerative energy from elevators be used to achieve a zero energy building?

8. Conclusions In this paper, a hybrid energy storage system (HESS) including battery energy storage (BES) and ultracapacitor energy storage (UCES) has been proposed in order to use the regenerative energy from elevators to get closer to achieving a nearly zero energy building.

Can elevators save energy?

The idea is to lift heavy loads up using elevators to store renewable electricity as potential energy, and then lower them to discharge that energy into the grid when needed.

What is lift energy storage technology?

Lift Energy Storage Technology is a proposed long-term storage solution that relies on elevators to bring solid masses to the tops of buildings in charging mode. It then lowers the same mass to produce electricity in discharge mode. Image: Federal University of Espírito Santo, Energy, Creative Commons License CC BY 4.0

How much energy does an elevator use?

During peak hours, elevators may constitute up to 40% of the building's electricity demand . The estimated daily energy consumption of elevators in New York City is 1945 MWh on weekdays, with a peak demand of 138.8 MW, and 1575 MWh during a weekend, with a peak demand of 106.0 MW .

How efficient are smart elevators?

In a study published in the journal Energy, the researchers state that state-of-the-art permanent-magnet synchronous gear-motor smart elevators can operate with efficiencies near 92 percent, when the elevators are fully loaded and set to descend at an optimal speed for energy generation.

Could lift energy storage technology be a viable alternative to long-term energy storage?

Conclusion This paper concludes that Lift Energy Storage Technology could be a viable alternative to long-term energy storage in high-rise buildings. LEST could be designed to store energy for long-term time scales (a week) to generate a small but constant amount of energy for a long time.