Index
Note: Page numbers followed by f indicate figures and t indicate tables.
A
Absorption solar heat storage system
absorber, improvement paths for
55–58
absorber inlet solution temperature
55
discharging mode test results
55–58
equilibrium factor
54,
54f
experimental procedure
49
heat and mass transfer enhancement additive
55
and instrumentation
48,
48f
Ultra-Torr vacuum fittings
49
water desorption rate, in desorber
52
heat exchanger size effects
43,
44f
maximum crystallization ratio
45,
46f
solution heat exchanger
43,
44f
condenser/evaporator
40–41
heat sink/low-temperature heat source
42
Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC)
360,
363
Aqueous electrolyte battery
20
Aqueous rechargeable sodium-ion battery
20
B
C
Carbon dioxide (CO
2) emission reduction targets, in Germany
210
Carbon Plan scenarios
7–8
Chemical adsorption
35–36
Chemical energy storage systems, ESSs
78
Closed liquid sorption
150
Closed sorption heat storage systems
148–150
Cold and cryogenic energy storage (CES)
15–16
monthly precipitation and incident solar radiation
163,
163f
precise and reliable evaluation
165
recycled paper factory, power generation for
183,
184f
Compressed air energy storage (CAES)
advantages/disadvantages
87
commercial maturity
87–88
conventional gas turbine technology
13
electricity storage systems
83–88
low round-trip efficiency
14
off-peak and on-peak electrical power
83
performance characteristics
87
process description
86–87
Concentrating solar power (CSP)
15
Coupled energy storage
11
D
Decoupled energy storage
11
Direct-focusing solar cookers
instantaneous energy efficiency
329–330
Direct hydrogen production
17–18
Distribution network-driven photovoltaics
235
Domestic hot water (DHW) preparation
121–122
E
Electrical energy storage
compressed air energy storage
13–14
distributed solar power generation
10
facility requirements
8–10
pumped-hydro storage
12–13
round-trip efficiency
21,
22f
application regime map
11,
12f
coupled energy storage
11
decoupled energy storage
11
electrical and magnetic forms
10
thermal energy storage
14–16
utility-scale solar power generation
9–10
Electrically conductive geomembrane
195
Electricity industry economics
mini-grid system economics
229
Electricity storage system (ESS)
advantages and disadvantages
79,
80t
chemical energy storage systems
78
compressed air energy storage
83–88
energy management
65f,
66
energy storage applications
67,
68f
integration with renewables
67,
68f
pumped hydroelectric storage system
81–83
conventional pumped-storage development
74–75,
75f
global solar radiation
73,
74f
global wind power installed capacity
73
supply-demand situation, of power
70–72
weather parameters
70,
71t
wind speed, diurnal variation of
74–75,
75f
superconducting magnetic energy storage
77
for United States
67,
67t
upper bound conservative estimates
67,
67t
Endothermal charging process
36
hydropower
vs. solar energy
162–165
Energy storage systems (ESS), Japan
contingent valuation methods
279–280
automobile starter batteries
279
battery usage investigation
280
consumer perception survey
by geographical location
281
for households and businesses
278–279
internet-based survey
279
Li-ion and nickel-metal hydride batteries
278
NaS and redox flow batteries
278
nuclear power plant accident
278,
280
storage battery ownership
285,
286f
lifecycle analysis and assessment
247
photovoltaic cell manufacture
248
solar and biofuel options
248
solar electricity systems
compressed air storage facilities
258
high-temperature electrolyzer
262,
263t
hydrogen production pathways
259
superconducting coil charging
257–258
negative life-cycle impacts
264–266
Exothermal discharging process
36
F
G
electrically conductive
195
hydroelectric and dam reservoir projects
193–194
H
Heat-capacity thermal energy storage (HCTES)
direct-focusing solar cookers
334–337
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembranes
193–198
Hybrid hydro-photovoltaic (PV) plant
direct current hydroelectric generator
166–167
performance analysis method
168–173
Hydro energy storage, in reservoir
198
I
Indirect hydrogen production
17–18
latent heat energy efficiency
333–334
solar collection instantaneous efficiency
333
thermal sensible efficiency
333–334
Indirect solar thermal route
Integrated SE-PSH systems
decision variable constraint
202
mathematical simulation-optimization model
200–201,
201f
solar generator, electric power of
201
International Energy Agency, electricity storage
241–242
J
Japanese energy policies, FiT
Renewable Portfolio Standards
276
K
Köppen-Geiger climate classification
116–117
L
Lab-scaled thermal open energy storage system
150–151,
152f
Large-scale electricity storage technologies
66
Large-scale energy storage systems
77–78
vs. sensible heat storage
30,
33
Latent-heat thermal energy storage (LHTES)
328
direct-focusing solar cookers
344–345
advantages/disadvantages
100
performance characteristics
99
process description
98–99
Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) production, Kyangshing
360,
363–364
LiBr/H
2O absorption prototype
46f
investment cost sensitivities
217f,
218
Liquid solar fuel routes
18
Long-term absorption storage cycle
LiBr/H
2O absorption prototype
46,
46f
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) geomembranes
193–194
M
Mathematical simulation-optimization model, of SE-PSH systems
200–201
Mechanical energy storage systems, ESS
79
operation and management aspects
372
public-private partnership concept
370–372
N
Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries
advantages/disadvantages
98
performance characteristics
97–98
Nonparaffin organic PCMs
35
O
Off-grid applications, battery storage systems for
227
On-grid electrification
360
P
Packed bed sorption store systems
145,
146f
Partial amplitude-complementarity index
160–161
Partial energy-complementarity index
159–160
Partial time-complementarity index
159–160
Peak-load-pricing theory
211
Phase change materials (PCMs)
30
Photovoltaic-energy storage systems
of power conversion systems
310–311
energy storage technologies
charging and discharging modes
298–299
dimensions and characteristics
307–310
electricity generation, costs reduction
296–298
reliability and flexibility
296
solar irradiance measurements
316,
317f
distribution network-driven PV
235
Physical adsorption
35–36
Power supply-demand situation, in Saudi Arabia
70–72
Public-private partnership (PPP) concept
370–372
Pumped hydroelectric storage (PHS)
advantages/disadvantages
82–83
performance characteristics
82
process description
81–82
worldwide installations
83,
84t
Pumped-hydro storage (PHS)
adjustable-speed motor/generators
13
capacity-planning model
211
economic and social benefits
305
efficient capital investment
210–211
hydroelectric principle
12
investment cost sensitivities
218,
218f
in lower mountain ranges
210
power capacity
vs. energy storage methods
303f
Pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) technology
in electric power systems
190
geomembranes, in water/energy storage
193–198
Pumped thermal electricity storage (PTES)
16
R
sodium-sulfur battery
19–20
Redox flow batteries (RFBs)
16–17,
88
Renewable energy production, limitation of
67–69
Renewable energy sources (RES)
Renewable Energy Target (RET)
229–230
Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
276
S
conventional pumped-storage development
74–75,
75f
global solar radiation
73,
74f
global wind power installed capacity
73
supply-demand situation, of power
70–72
weather parameters
70,
71t
wind speed, diurnal variation of
74–75,
75f
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
70–72
vs. latent heat storage
30
Sensible-heat thermal energy storage (SHTES)
328,
335–336
Separate reactor sorption store systems
145,
147f
Small-scale low-power demands, solar cells for
8–9
Sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery
advantages/disadvantages
96
developers/suppliers
96–97
energy and power density
95
schematic illustration
94f
phase change material
328
exergy-based thermal performance parameters
354
thermal performance parameters
353
Solar district heating (SDH) system
123,
123f
Solar electricity systems, environmental impacts
life-cycle physical impacts
255t
monetized assessment
256t
Solar electric storage, environmental and social impacts
compressed air storage facilities
258
high-temperature electrolyzer
262,
263t
hydrogen production pathways
259
superconducting coil charging
257–258
day-to-night storage requirement
1–2
Solar heat storage, environmental issues
266–268
Solar-hydro system, integration of
191–193
Solar photovoltaics (PV)
64
Solar photovoltaics (PV) systems, Kyangshing
solar charge controller
365
energy consumption patterns
362–363
operation and management aspects
372
public-private partnership concept
370–372
panel generation factor
364
Solar power generation, operational regime for
8–9,
9f
Solar thermal energy storage
boundary conditions, in Europe
heating demand of buildings
119
thermally well-insulated buildings
119
latent heat storage
32–35
sorption technologies
35–36
representative locations
124
short-and long-term concepts
115–116
thermochemical storage
30,
30f
transient system simulations
123–124
Solid absorption heat pumps, with integrated heat storage
149–150
small autonomous applications
151–153
Space-complementarity
158
Storage plants, in system view
short-term and long-term balancing
215
supply and demand, balance of
212
operational and economic parameters
100t
Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES)
77
Symmetric open-framework electrode battery
20
T
Thermal energy storage (TES)
cold and cryogenic energy storage
15–16
concentrating solar power
15
supply and demand side management
14–15
Thermochemical-based TES
14–15
Thermochemical storage
30,
30f
Thermophysical-based TES
14–15
U
Underground gas store types
2–3,
3f
Underground hydrogen stores
3–4
Underground PHS technology
13
United States, ESS for
67,
67t
Utility photovoltaics and storage systems
236
Utility-scale lead-acid batteries
109t
Utility-scale sodium-sulfur batteries
105,
106t
Utility-scale storage technologies
compressed air energy storage
13–14
pumped-hydro storage
12–13
thermal energy storage
14–16
V
Value of lost load (VoLL)
212
Vanadium redox battery (VRB)
17,
105
capital costs
vs. storage time
88–89,
89f
commercialization status
92–93
performance characteristics
90
schematic illustration
86f
Z