Energy storage and civilization : a systems approach / Graham Palmer, Joshua Floyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Graham, author.

Floyd, Joshua, author.

Series:

Lecture notes in energy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy storage.

Energy storage--History.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 173 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]

Summary:

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, to renewable energy flows, will require a replication of energy storage by technological devices and energy conversion methods. Most analyses of energy storage focus solely on the economic-technical properties of storage within incumbent energy systems. This book broadens the scope of the study of storage by placing it within a broader, historical, biophysical framework. The role and value of storage is examined from first principles, and framed within the contemporary context of electrical grids and markets. The energy-economic cost of electrical storage may be critical to the efficacy of high penetration renewable scenarios, and understanding the costs and benefits of storage is needed for a proper assessment of storage in energy transition studies. This book provides a starting point for engineers, scientists and energy analysts for exploring the role of storage in energy transition studies, and for gaining an appreciation of the biophysical constraints of storage.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3030330923

9783030330927

OCLC:

1119608673

Publisher Number:

9783030330927