Energy Storage: A Nontechnical Guide

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 302 pages
• Published by: PennWell Corp. September 10, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 159370027X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1593700270
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Review
"Energy storage technologies offer exciting new possibilities to increase the efficiency and reliability of electricity markets. Customers and suppliers of electricity will benefit from understanding storage technologies. There are many opportunities for energy storage to improve our electricity infrastructure. Storage can provide another dimension to electricity markets, beyond the current distribution, transmission, generation and conservation elements, leading to lower cost and more reliable electric service. (This book) provides all of us with an great overview of these emerging technologies and provides useful insights into the roles they can play in tomorrow’s energy marketplace."

Joe Desmond, Chairman California Energy Commission

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Product Review
"Energy storage has significant potential to enhance the attractiveness of renewable energy and distributed generation in our electrical system. By decoupling power production and demand, energy storage can help “firm up” intermittent renewable energy resources. As a result, energy storage can improve the ability to finance and operate renewable energy projects. In Energy Storage: A Nontechnical Guide, Richard Baxter lays out the real world options for increasing the deployment of energy storage and thereby enhancing the economic and environmental benefits of clean energy." Dan Reicher, President, New Energy Capital Corp., and former United States Assistant Secretary of Energy

Reader Reviews
As a management consultant in the power industry for more than ten years, I can appreciate when a good desktop reference book comes along. I find Baxter's descriptions of Energy Storage technologies to be clear and to the point for someone who needs to gain an understanding very quickly. When I need more depth, it is there too, providing thorough descriptions of the technology's relevance, potential applications, and, most importantly, its limitations. This is a book that I would recommend to anyone needing quick but complete access to all of the significant energy storage technologies on the market or in development. I would especially recommend the book to anyone working in the renewable energy field, as it provides quick guidance on how energy storage could enhance the economics of a renewable energy project.