Energy Storage and Civilization A Systems Approach
Fossil fuels comprise the accumulation of prehistoric biomass that was energised by sunlight, and formed by earth system dynamics. Fossil fuels can be conceptualized as stored energy stocks that can be readily converted to power flows, on demand. A transition from a reliance on stored energy stocks,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Energy
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- History as a guide to understanding the future of storage
- Storage with fossil fuels
- Energy primer for storage analysis
- Comparing market and biophysical approaches to evaluating electricity storage
- Electricity: a new challenge for storage
- The role of storage in management of electricity grids
- The use of scenario analyses to estimate the magnitude of storage
- Hydrogen as an energy carrier
- Synthesis and conclusions