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Energy storage options and their environmental impact / editors: R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison

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London : The Royal Society of Chemistry, [2019]
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1 online resource
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Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.) and Harrison, Roy M., 1948-
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Energy sources and supply grids -- the growing need for storage / Peggy Duffy . [and others] -- Mechanical systems for energy storage -- scale and environmental issues. Pumped hydroelectric and compressed air energy storage / David J. Evans, Gideon Carpenter, Gareth Farr -- Electrochemical energy storage / D. Noel Buckley [and others] -- Electrical storage / Han Shao [and others] -- Photochemical energy storage / Gaia Neri, Mark Forster, Alexander J. Cowan -- Thermal and thermochemical storage / Yukitaka Kato, Takahiro Nomura -- Smart energy systems / Susana Paardekooper, Rasmus Lund, Henrik Lund -- Life-cycle analysis for assessing environmental impact / Heidi Hottenroth [and others] -- Business opportunities and the regulatory framework / Reinhard Madlener, Jan Martin Specht., Cover; Preface; Contents; Editors; List of Contributors; Energy Sources and Supply Grids -- The Growing Need for Storage; 1 Introduction; 2 Energy Sources; 2.1 Generation of Electricity from Combustion of Fossil Fuels; 2.2 Nuclear Power; 2.3 Renewables: Solar, Wind, Wave, Tidal and Hydro; 2.4 Geothermal, Combined Heat and Power, Biomass Combustion and Waste Incineration; 3 Operation of Electricity Networks; 3.1 Transmission Network; 3.2 Distribution Network; 3.3 Distributed Generation; 3.4 Mini Grids; 4 Stabilisation of the Electricity Grid; 4.1 System Support Services, 4.2 Impact of Renewables on Operation of Electricity Grid; 4.3 Corrective Measures for Mitigating RoCoF; 4.4 Demand-side Solutions and Smart Grids; 4.5 Need for Energy Storage; 5 Electric Vehicles and the Electricity Grids; 5.1 Slow Charging; 5.2 Fast Charging; 5.3 End-of-life Usage; 5.4 Implications of Connecting Electric Vehicles to the Electricity Grid; 6 Conclusion; References; Mechanical Systems for Energy Storage -- Scale and Environmental Issues. Pumped Hydroelectric and Compressed Air Energy Storage; 1 Introduction, 2 Pumped Hydroelectric Storage -- Introduction to the Technology, Geology and Environmental Aspects2.1 Efficiencies and Economics; 2.2 UK Deployment of PHS; 2.3 Environmental and Regulatory Factors in PHS; 3 Compressed Air Energy Storage -- Introduction to the Technologies, Geology and Environmental Aspects; 3.1 Applications of CAES; 3.2 CAES Configurations -- DCAES, ACAES/AACAES, ICAES; 3.3 Geological Storage Options; 3.4 Operational Modes of CAES 'Reservoirs'; 3.5 UK Potential for Deployment of CAES; 3.6 Planning and Regulatory Environment for CAES, 3.7 Environmental Performance, Emissions, Sustainability and Economics of CAES Systems; 3.8 Safety Record of CAES and Some Potential Risks (Human and Environmental); Acknowledgments; References; Electrochemical Energy Storage; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Electrolytic and Voltaic Cells; 1.2 Batteries, Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries; 2 Lead-Acid Batteries; 2.1 Fundamental Aspects of Lead-Acid Batteries; 2.2 Electrodes; 2.3 Cell Designs; 2.4 Cycle Depth; 2.5 Environmental Aspects; 3 Lithium and Lithium-ion Batteries; 3.1 Basic Theory, Structure and Operation; 3.2 Materials; 3.3 Electrolytes; 3.4 Separators, and 3.5 Sustainability of Lithium-ion Batteries; 4 Other Battery Chemistries; 4.1 Sodium-Sulfur Batteries; 4.2 Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries; 5 Fuel Cells; 5.1 Low-temperature Fuel Cells; 5.2 High-temperature Fuel Cells; 5.3 Fuel Cells for Energy Storage; 5.4 Environmental Issues with Hydrogen Production and Distribution; 6 Flow Batteries; 6.1 Traditional Redox Flow Batteries: The All-vanadium Flow Battery; 6.2 Hybrid Flow Batteries: The Zinc-Bromine Flow Battery; 6.3 Slurry Flow Batteries: The All-iron Flow Battery; 6.4 Other Flow Battery Systems; 7 Summary and Conclusions; References
Summary
This book explores the state-of-the-art of large-scale energy storage and examines the environmental impacts of the main categories based on the types of energy stored.
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ISBN
9781788015530 (electronic book)
1788015533 (electronic book)
9781523123056 (electronic bk.)
1523123052 (electronic bk.)
9781788016278 (ebook)
1788016270 (ebook)
9781788013994 (print)
1788013999 (print)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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