Engineering Energy Storage

<p>1. Energy Storage; History and general concepts2. General Thermodynamics; Underlying thermodynamics needed for energy engineering thermal and mechanical energy storage3. Mechanical Energy Storage; Fly wheels and pumped hydroelectric energy storage4. Storing thermal energy; Storing thermal heat. Storing media in the context of district heating and solar collector storage5. Thermomechanical Energy Storage; Storing energy when both heat and mechanical energy is involved6. Electrochemical Energy Storage; Basics of engineering electrochemistry reaction kinetics and transport phenomena7. Secondary Batteries; With an in depth focus on the Li-ion battery family the chapter discusses energy and power engineering of all types of batteries and critically reviews limitations of battery systems8. Hydrogen for energy storage; An overview of fundamentals of hydrogen production, storage and reuse in the context of energy storage – towards a renewable energy market9. Capacitors; Fundamentals of supercapacitors for energy storage, but also with an in-depth view of utilizing capacitors for renewable energy production by mixing sea and river water</p>