Electrochemical energy storage for renewable sources and grid balancing /

"Electricity from renewable sources of energy is plagued by fluctuations (due to variations in wind strength or the intensity of insolation) resulting in a lack of stability if the energy supplied from such sources is used in 'real time'. An important solution to this problem is to st...

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Other Authors: Moseley, Patrick T. (Editor), Garche, Jürgen (Editor), Adelmann, Peter (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2015
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:"Electricity from renewable sources of energy is plagued by fluctuations (due to variations in wind strength or the intensity of insolation) resulting in a lack of stability if the energy supplied from such sources is used in 'real time'. An important solution to this problem is to store the energy electrochemically (in a secondary battery or in hydrogen and its derivatives) and to make use of it in a controlled fashion at some time after it has been initially gathered and stored. Electrochemical battery storage systems are the major technologies for decentralized storage systems and hydrogen is the only solution for long-term storage systems to provide energy during extended periods of low wind speeds or solar insolation. Future electricity grid design has to include storage systems as a major component for grid stability and for security of supply. The technology of systems designed to achieve this regulation of the supply of renewable energy, and a survey of the markets that they will serve, is the subject of this book. It includes economic aspects to guide the development of technology in the right direction"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (493 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9780444626103
0444626107
0444638075
9780444638076
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 12, 2014).