A Numerical and Graphical Review of Energy Storage Technologies

Siraj Sabihuddin, Aristides E. Kiprakis and Markus Mueller
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Siraj Sabihuddin: Institute for Energy Systems (IES), School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Faraday Building, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK
Aristides E. Kiprakis: Institute for Energy Systems (IES), School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Faraday Building, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK
Markus Mueller: Institute for Energy Systems (IES), School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Faraday Building, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK

Energies, 2014, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-45

Abstract: More effective energy production requires a greater penetration of storage technologies. This paper takes a looks at and compares the landscape of energy storage devices. Solutions across four categories of storage, namely: mechanical, chemical, electromagnetic and thermal storage are compared on the basis of energy/power density, specific energy/power, efficiency, lifespan, cycle life, self-discharge rates, capital energy/power costs, scale, application, technical maturity as well as environmental impact. It’s noted that virtually every storage technology is seeing improvements. This paper provides an overview of some of the problems with existing storage systems and identifies some key technologies that hold promise.

Keywords: energy; power; storage; density; specific; efficiency; lifespan; discharge; cost; scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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