Energy Challenges and the Role of Education

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Utility Companies: Adapting to Technological Innovations and Renewable Energy Sources

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Reinforcing Energy Grid in Developing Countries and role of Energy Storage

Growing populations coupled with rapid industrial growth is driving increased energy consump-tion in the developing world. Energy grids in developing countries have historically struggled tomeet requirements and will continue to do so if strategy and pace of grid development is unableto keep up with increasing demands. As growing populations continue to seek access to energysources it is important that these eorts be sustainable not only economically and socially but alsoenvironmentally. This study attempts to review ongoing eorts in some of these countries aimedat enhancing their renewable source generation capacity, its integration into the national grid andenergy storage capability addition required to support integration and grid reliability.

Integrating Renewable Energy with the Grid

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Combined Heat and Power Plants with Thermal Storage

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An Analysis of Electric Vehicle Trends in Developed Nations: A Sustainable Solution for India

Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been revived since the late 1990s due to environmental causes andbreakthroughs in battery technology. As a result, the EV markets in developed nations evolved tocompete with conventional combustion engine vehicles. However, there is a need to reduce the globalcarbon emissions, which recently crossed the 400 ppm threshold permanently. EVs are proposed asa realistic solution and a necessity to mitigate the eects of global warming. This solution shouldbe expanded to highly populated developing countries that contributes to over 63 percent of theglobal emissions to develop a zero carbon transport infrastructure. This application for sustainabletransportation is best suited for developing nations like India which already has a potential EVmarket for two wheel, three wheel vehicles and buses. This paper discusses the various factorsrequired to establish a thriving EV market in India while accounting for challenges that are uniqueto the nation to promote EV as an alternative e-mobility transport option for the masses therebyaddressing the energy inequality crisis.

Vehicle-to-grid Technology: Concept, Status, and Challenges

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Electrical Energy Storage Technologies for O-Grid or Partially O-Grid Homes

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Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries: Dangers and Safety Measures

Due to various economic, environmental, and political pressures, the automotive industry is be-ginning to put greater research eorts towards developing alternative energy storage technologies forvehicles, with a particular focus on lithium-ion batteries. This new technology poses new dangerswhich requires new technology to mitigate these dangers. Current and immediately next-generationsafety concerns and technologies are reviewed.

Grid Modernization - Integration of Storage

The existing electric power grid is reliable enough to meet everyday needs of U.S. electricity users. However, the grid needs major infrastructure upgrades to meet the rising demands for a reliable, resilient, and secure electricity delivery. Drivers to modernize the grid include increased demand for clean sources of energy, growing number of renewable energy sources on the grid and customer participation in power generation. Smart grid technologies are critical for monitoring, managing and controlling the power grid. Energy storage introduces an important new dimension on the grid, the ability to store electricity at one time and release the stored electricity for use at another time. Flow batteries are one type of energy storage technologies that are well suited for large-scale utility application on the grid. Currently, vanadium redox ow batteries are the most common used utility-scaled ow batteries.