Find out everything there is to know about Batteries. Get your doubts and queries answerd by the global Batteries community - (4)
-
Srividhya posted a question Energy storage solution 1 year ago
Will it be possible to improve the energy storage density of capacitors so that there would be a real time possibility to store more energy generated from solar and wind installations?
in Batteries
-
Narsi posted a question What are the chances of non-battery storage for solar PV or wind power plants? 1 year ago
Currently few, if any, grid connected renewable energy power plants using solar or wind have storage. Outside of batteries, I see little efforts for energy storage at solar PV and wind energy power plants. Do you think there is any chance of other types of storage - pumped storage, flywheels, supercapacitors or storing it in the form of heated water or salt - being applicable for solar PV or wind power plants anytime in future?
in Batteries
-
-
Good question... Most of the "new" energy that you mention in your question are based on renewable sources. Unlike the fossil fuels in which you store the fuel and derive electricity as and when you wish (which is almost 24X7X365!), many renewable energy sources such as solar and wind are intermittent. That means you will get power only when the wind blows or the sun shines. But let's say you are using solar power. How do you get electricity from the solar panels at night when there's no sun? Only if you use some form of energy storage... So, there you have it. For renewable sources to truly become baseload power sources (which means you can use them for uninterrupted power supply), some form of economical energy storage medium needs to be found. Unfortunately, right now, energy storage is very costly, especially storage of electrical energy. Which is why energy storage is sometimes called the holy grail of renewable energy.
-
-
Narsi posted a question Disruptive Idea in Energy Storage 1 year ago
Energy storage is renewable energy's Holy Grail. Right now, none of the existing technologies in energy storage - batteries, pumped energy, storing heat in water or materials - are likely to perform such that it can sustain very large scale energy storage at affordable costs. Where do you think disruption in energy storage will come from? Will it be from existing technologies or from completely new ones?
in Batteries
- View all 2 answers
-
Existing energy storage technologies such as pumped hydro storage, compressed air storage, thermal storage and battery storage doesn't open up new avenues for developing a high-tech energy storage technology. Disruption in energy storage might come from the unexplored, but known options such as regenerative fuel cell storage, super conducting magnetic energy storage, flywheel storage and hydrogen energy storage. These technologies are in developmental stages and will be an integral component of energy market.
Suvitha
Alphabeta
Alchemist
Gaya3
Zman
Redstephen007
Nags
Joshwolf
Robbes
Narsi
Kgurrappa
Farz
Bioreactor
Hadi10
Tskusurkar
Mjantoun
Abinandan
Virafmehta
Greendiamond
Hemamark
Robin
Paragone1
Nsree13
Caseysea
Dipankar123
Adityachavali
Mickyrox
Mohanalex
Kanishkatks
Cll123
Missjulia
Juhams
Luca1964
Indresh
Sreejithsisupalan
Surendra
Charansathish
Ethannangle
Sreethumba
Bhaskarg
-
Vaish 1 year ago
Answer this question / Share a linkNanotechnology based capacitors have been developed which offer a possibility of better energy storage as compare to the conventional capacitors which store energy on the surfaces of metallized plastic film or metal electrodes. These super capacitors are basically electrical storage devices, with up to 100 times more storage density than conventional capacitors and 10 times higher power density than conventional batteries, as they incorporate high surface area nanoparticles