Solar Energy Storage

While solar is the fastest-growing energy source in the world, key concerns around solar power's inherent variability threaten to de-rail that scale-up . Currently, integration of intermittent solar resources into the grid creates added complication to load management, leading some utilities to reject it altogether, while other operators may penalize the producers via rate increases or force solar developers to include storage devices on-site to smooth out power delivery at the point of production. However these efforts at mitigation unfold, it is increasingly clear to parties on all sides th.

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Front Cover -- Solar Energy Storage -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview -- References -- Part I: Solar Energy Storage Options -- Chapter 2: Solar Electrical Energy Storage -- 2.1. Background -- 2.2. Technical Requirements of a Solar Electrical Energy Storage Facility -- 2.3. Options for Solar Electrical Energy Storage Technologies -- 2.4. Utility-Scale Storage Technologies -- 2.4.1. Pumped-Hydro Storage -- 2.4.2. Compressed Air Energy Storage -- 2.4.3. Thermal Energy Storage -- 2.4.4. Flow Battery

2.4.5. Solar Fuels2.5. Distributed Scale Storage Technologies-Rechargeable Batteries -- 2.5.1. Lead-Acid Battery -- 2.5.2. Lithium-Ion Battery (Li-Ion) -- 2.5.3. Nickel-Based Battery -- 2.5.4. Sodium-Sulfur Battery -- 2.5.5. Other Battery Technologies -- 2.6. Economics of Solar Electrical Energy Storage Technologies -- 2.7. Final Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Innovative Systems for Storage of Thermal Solar Energy in Buildings -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Major Technologies for Heat Storage in Buildings -- 3.2.1. Sensible Storage

3.2.1.1. Liquid Storage3.2.1.2. Solid Storage -- 3.2.2. Latent Heat Storage -- 3.2.2.1. Inorganic…