02895oam 2200457 450 991058339580332120190911100031.00-12-803449-10-12-803440-8(OCoLC)956735856(MiFhGG)GVRL9JTY(EXLCZ)99371000000064772020160810h20162016 uy 0engurun|---uuuuardacontentrdamediardacarrierStoring energy with special reference to renewable energy sources /Trevor M. Letcher, Emeritus Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa1st editionAmsterdam :Elsevier,[2016]�20161 online resource (xxiv, 565 pages) illustrations (some color), mapsGale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.part A. Introduction -- part B. Electrical energy storage techniques gravitational/mechanical/thermomechanical -- part C. Electrochemical -- part D. Thermal -- part E. Chemical -- part F. Integration -- part G. International issues and the politics of introducing renewable energy schemes. Energy Storage discusses the needs of the world’s future energy and climate change policies, covering the various types of renewable energy storage in one comprehensive volume that allows readers to conveniently compare the different technologies and find the best process that suits their particularly needs. Each chapter is written by an expert working in the field and includes copious references for those wishing to study the subject further. Various systems are discussed, including mechanical/kinetic, thermal, electrochemical and other chemical, as well as other emerging technologies. Incorporating the advancements in storing energy as described in this book will help the people of the world further overcome the problems related to future energy and climate change. Covers most types of energy storage that is being considered today, and allows comparisons to be made Each chapter is written by a world expert in the field, providing the latest developments is this fast moving and vital field Covers technical, environmental, social and political aspects related to the storing of energy and in particular renewable energyEnergy storageRenewable energy sourcesEnergy storage.Renewable energy sources.621.3126Letcher T. M(Trevor M.),858257Letcher T. M(Trevor M.),MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910583395803321Storing energy1922096UNINA