Decarbonising electricity made simple / Andrew F. Crossland.
Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 0367203332; 9780367203337; 9780429533976; 0429533977; 9780429548673; 0429548672; 9780429520501; 0429520506Subject(s): Electric power production -- Technological innovations | Renewable energy sources | Carbon dioxide mitigation | Electric power-plants -- Fuel | TECHNOLOGY / Electricity | TECHNOLOGY / Environmental Engineering & TechnologyDDC classification: 333.79/4 LOC classification: TK1005Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreementChange is normal in Britain's evolving and decarbonising electricity system -- Designing a low carbon electricity system -- Welcome to the store-age : the energy storage mix and its role in flexible electricity -- What makes new energy so different? -- A vision for decarbonising British electricity -- A vision for lower carbon domestic electricity -- Continuing the decarbonisation of energy.
This book assesses how low-carbon generation, the advance of energy storage and consumer-based models can help decarbonise electricity supplies at a national level. This book is built around developing a decarbonised electricity mix for Britain which reduces fossil fuels from 50% of supply in 2018 down to levels within 2030 carbon targets. Crossland explores the idea of a future energy storage mix which blends domestic batteries, vehicles, thermal stores and pumped hydro to provide a flexible, responsive electricity system. He then goes on to look at how much storage can contribute to decarbonisation in a multitude of contexts - from domestic to national electricity. This book also discusses how efficiency and self-sufficiency can bring about a decarbonised electricity use within our homes today. Britain is used as the main example, but the themes and conclusions are applicable to a global audience, and each chapter draws on practical case studies from around the world to illustrate key ideas. Drawing on the author's experience in delivering and analysing low-carbon energy projects in the UK, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Oceania, this book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and industry specialists with an interest in energy technology, policy and storage.
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