Solar energy storage /

Solar energy storage / edited by Bent Sorensen. - London : Academic Press / Elsevier, c.2015. - xv, 383 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Index : p. 375-383.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction and overview / Bent Sørensen. Part 1 Solar energy storage options: 2.Solar electrical energy storage / Yulong Ding, Yongliang Li, Chuanping Liu and Ze Sun -- Innovative systems for storage of thermal solar energy in buildings / Lingai Luo and Nolwenn Le Pierrès -- 4.Assessment of electricity storage systems / F. Rahman, M.A. Baseer and S. Rehman -- 5.Storage of solar thermal energy in dependency of geographical and climatic boundary conditions/ Roman Marx --
6.Sorption heat storage / H.A. Zondag -- 7.Energetic complementarity with hydropower and the possibility of storage in batteries and water reservoirs / Alexandre Beluco, Paulo Kroeff de Souza, Flávio Pohlmann Livi and Johann Caux --
8.Revitalization of hydro energy, a new approach for storing solar energy / Z. Glasnovic and K. Margeta -- Part 2 Economic assessment of solar storage: 9.Photovoltaics and storage plants, efficient capacities in a system view / B. Böcker, B. Steffen and C. Weber -- 10.Economics of solar PV systems with storage, in main grid and mini-grid settings / Iain MacGill and Muriel Watt -- Part 3 Environmental and social impacts: 11.Environmental issues associated with solar electric and thermal systems with storage / Bent Sørensen -- 12.
Consumer perceptions and acceptance of PV systems with energy storage / Naoya Abe, Junichiro Ishio, Teppei Katatani and Toshihiro Mukai -- Part 4 Case studies: 13.Photovoltaic-energy storage systems for remote small islands / J.K. Kaldellis -- 14.Solar thermal energy storage for solar cookers / Ashmore Mawire -- 15.Isolated and mini-grid solar PV systems, an alternative solution for providing electricity access in remote areas (case study from Nepal) / B. Mainali and R. Dhital.

Focuses on energy stores suitable for integration into solar energy systems for delivering electric or thermal power to the end-users and emphasizes the latest technological developments driving this discipline forward. The book incorporates contributions from an internationally-recognized group of top authors, from both industry and academia, to provide information on issues ranging from underlying scientific fundamentals to practical applications.

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