Overviews different technologies for energy storage

Shows thermal energy storage especially for solar thermal power plants

Describes all actual developments

Different technologies for energy storage - esp. heat storage Thermal energy storage especially for solar thermal power plants Describes all actual developments and industrial applications

Autorentext

After the master in Aerospace Engineering Wolf-Dieter Steinmann received his PhD in Energy Engineering from Stuttgart University. For more than 20 years he has been working as a project manager at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in numerous national and international projects dealing with thermal storage technology, from fundamental research to pilot-scale demonstration. He is author or co-author of more than 100 publications and holds more than 20 patents on the subject.

Klappentext

Overviews different technologies for energy storage Shows thermal energy storage especially for solar thermal power plants Describes all actual developments

Zusammenfassung

Overviews different technologies for energy storage

Shows thermal energy storage especially for solar thermal power plants

Describes all actual developments

Inhalt
Basics.- Thermal energy storage as option to improve energy efficiency.- Evaluation criteria.- Classification of concepts.- Fundamental storage concepts.- Sensible heat energy storage.- Latent heat energy storage.- Thermochemical energy storage.- Applications.- Power Plants.- Process Industry.- Storage of electricity.- Vehicles.