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Renewable Energy Storage : Mechanical and Thermal Methods / by Richard A. Dunlap.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dunlap, R. A., Author.
- Series:
- Synthesis Lectures on Renewable Energy Technologies, 2690-5019
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Renewable energy sources.
- Energy storage.
- Electric power production.
- Sustainability.
- Mechanical engineering.
- Renewable Energy.
- Mechanical and Thermal Energy Storage.
- Mechanical Power Engineering.
- Mechanical Engineering.
- Local Subjects:
- Renewable Energy.
- Mechanical and Thermal Energy Storage.
- Mechanical Power Engineering.
- Sustainability.
- Mechanical Engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (IX, 121 p. 98 illus., 76 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2026.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2026.
- Summary:
- Energy use is not uniform throughout the day and year. Renewable energy resources such as hydroelectric, wind, and solar energy, generate different amounts of energy over time and space, and are not always available when and where they are needed. A storage mechanism is often required to allow generated energy to be utilized effectively. This book reviews some of the important technologies for energy storage that utilize mechanical methods and thermal methods. In the first part of the book, mechanical energy storage methods are considered. These methods include pumped hydroelectric energy storage, gravitational potential of solid masses, and flywheels. In the second part, various methods of storing thermal energy are discussed. These include the use of the sensible heat of materials, the latent heat associated with phase transitions, and heat associated with chemical reactions. In addition, this book: Reviews methods of storing energy in the forms of mechanical energy and thermal energy Describes how excess renewable energy such as wind and solar energy is stored so it can be used when and where it is needed Covers the development of thermal energy storage, from fundamental principles to applied aspects.
- Contents:
- Pumped hydroelectric energy storage
- Compressed air energy storage
- Energy storage using solid masses
- Sensible heat energy storage
- Solar ponds
- Latent heat and thermochemical energy storage.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 3-031-88942-8
- OCLC:
- 1524422829
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