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Storing Energy
with Special Reference to Renewable Energy Sources
This comprehensive book discusses the needs of the world’s future energy and climate change policies, covering the various types of renewable energy storage in one all-encompassing volume that allows readers to conveniently compare the different technologies and find the best process that suits their particular needs
Trevor Letcher (Edited by)
9780128034408, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 28 April 2016
590 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.3 cm, 0.97 kg
Energy Storage discusses the needs of the world’s future energy and climate change policies, covering the various types of renewable energy storage in one comprehensive volume that allows readers to conveniently compare the different technologies and find the best process that suits their particularly needs. Each chapter is written by an expert working in the field and includes copious references for those wishing to study the subject further. Various systems are discussed, including mechanical/kinetic, thermal, electrochemical and other chemical, as well as other emerging technologies. Incorporating the advancements in storing energy as described in this book will help the people of the world further overcome the problems related to future energy and climate change.
Part A: Introduction Chapter 1: The Role of Energy Storage in Low-Carbon Energy Systems Part B: Electrical Energy Storage Techniques Gravitational/Mechanical/Thermomechanical Chapter 2: Pumped Hydroelectric Storage Chapter 3: Novel Hydroelectric Storage Concepts Chapter 4: Advanced Rail Energy Storage: Green Energy Storage for Green Energy Chapter 5: Compressed Air Energy Storage Chapter 6: Compressed Air Energy Storage in Underground Formations Chapter 7: Underwater Compressed Air Energy Storage Chapter 8: A Novel Pumped Hydro Combined with Compressed Air Energy Chapter 9: Liquid Air Energy Storage Chapter 10: Flywheels Part C: Electrochemical Chapter 11: Rechargeable Batteries with Special Reference to Lithium-Ion Batteries Chapter 12: Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries Part D: Thermal Chapter 13: Phase Change Materials Chapter 14: Solar Ponds Chapter 15: Sensible Thermal Energy Storage: Diurnal and Seasonal Part E: Chemical Chapter 16: Hydrogen From Water Electrolysis Chapter 17: Thermochemical Energy Storage Chapter 18: Power-to-Gas Chapter 19: Traditional Bulk Energy Storage—Coal and Underground Natural Gas and Oil Storage Chapter 20: Larger Scale Hydrogen Storage Part F: Integration Chapter 21: Energy Storage Integration Chapter 22: Off-Grid Energy Storage Part G: International Issues and the Politics of Introducing Renewable Energy Schemes Chapter 23: Energy Storage Worldwide Chapter 24: Storing Energy in China—An Overview Chapter 25: The Politics of Investing in Sustainable Energy Systems
Subject Areas: Energy conversion & storage [THRH], Materials science [TGM]
