Modern Energy StorageThe Key to Energy System Transformation\nAuthor(s): Huaiguang Jiang, Xiangmin Xu, Jun Zhang, Wenzhong Gao, Fei-Yue Wang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780323954198, 978-0323954198\nSynopsis\nModern Energy Storage - The Key to Energy System Transformation provides a comprehensive overview of energy storage technologies.\n\nThe book lays out essential principles, operating modes, classification methods, and safety considerations, highlighting their crucial function in balancing renewable energy variability and enhancing grid resilience. It then details mechanical and thermal storage, including pumped hydro, compressed air, flywheels, and diverse thermal approaches, and describes how engineering innovations strengthen system flexibility.\n\nThe book covers electrochemical storage, ranging from early chemistries to lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and redox flow systems. Material design.