The Electric Battery: Charging Forward to a Low-Carbon Future
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Jones, Kevin et al. The Electric Battery: Charging Forward to a Low-Carbon Future. Praeger, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440849022.
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Jones, Kevin, Benjamin Jervey, Matthew Roche, and Sara Barnowski. The Electric Battery: Charging Forward to a Low-Carbon Future. Praeger, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440849022
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Jones, K., Jervey, B., Roche, M. & Barnowski, S. (2017). The Electric Battery: Charging Forward to a Low-Carbon Future. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440849022
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An easy-to-understand and engaging exploration of the battery's development across history that reveals current technological advances, celebrates the innovators who have led the charge forward, and shows how the electric battery represents the path to a low-carbon future.
• Demystifies the electric battery, explains how modern technology has overcome its historic limitations, and presents how this seemingly ordinary technology will enable a new era of sustainability for future generations• Addresses a topic of growing interest among general readers as electric cars designed to be affordable to the middle class from major manufacturers such as Chevrolet and Nissan are joined by new options from upstart electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla
• Written by an Institute for Energy and the Environment research team with the requisite knowledge of energy policy and of science, as well as communication skills, to research and present a compelling narrative on electric batteries past, present, and future
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Table of Contents
The Electric Battery: Charging Forward to a Low-Carbon Future
Author(s): Jones, Kevin; Jervey, Benjamin; Roche, Matthew; Barnowski, Sara;Contributors: Jones, Kevin; Jervey, Benjamin; Roche, Matthew; Barnowski, Sara;Abstract:An easy-to-understand and engaging exploration of the battery's development across history that reveals current technological advances, celebrates the innovators who have led the charge forward, and shows how the electric battery represents the path to a low-carbon future.
• Demystifies the electric battery, explains how modern technology has overcome its historic limitations, and presents how this seemingly ordinary technology will enable a new era of sustainability for future generations• Addresses a topic of growing interest among general readers as electric cars designed to be affordable to the middle class from major manufacturers such as Chevrolet and Nissan are joined by new options from upstart electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla
• Written by an Institute for Energy and the Environment research team with the requisite knowledge of energy policy and of science, as well as communication skills, to research and present a compelling narrative on electric batteries past, present, and future
SortTitle: electric battery: charging forward to a low-carbon futureAuthor Info:Kevin B. JonesauthorBenjamin B. JerveyauthorMatthew RocheauthorSara BarnowskiauthoreISBN-13: 9781440849022Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440849022.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440849015Imprint: PraegerPages: 232Publication Date: 20170430- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i2
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Foreword by Donald R. Sadoway xi12
- Acknowledgments xiii14
- Chapter 1. The Electric Battery and a Low-Carbon Future 116
- Introduction 116
- What Is an Electric Battery? 520
- The Electric Battery: A Very Brief History 1025
- Why Is It Called a Battery? 1126
- Alessandro Volta and the Voltaic Pile 1227
- Planté and the First Rechargeable Battery 1429
- Leclanché and the First Dry Cell 1429
- Invention of the Alkaline Battery: Jungner versus Edison 1631
- Alkaline’s True Arrival: Lewis Urry’s Eveready 1631
- The Leading Edge of Lithium 1732
- What’s Next? 1833
- Chapter 2. The Technical Challenge: More Powerful and Longer-Lasting Batteries 1934
- Introduction 1934
- Primer: Electricity and Storage 2035
- What Is Energy? 2136
- What Is Electricity? 2237
- How Does Electricity Transport Energy? 2439
- Battery Basics: What Are the Components of a Battery? 2540
- How Is Electric Potential Created? 2641
- Electricity Storage: How Are Batteries Quantified and Compared? 2843
- Traditional Battery Chemistries 3146
- Lithium-Ion Batteries 3348
- Leading-Edge Battery Chemistries 3449
- Beyond the Battery: How Are Batteries Configured for Scalability? 3651
- How Do Batteries Rely on Other Technologies? 3853
- Building the Battery 3954
- Remaining Technological Challenges 4257
- Conclusion 4257
- Chapter 3. The Battery’s Environmental Footprint: How Clean Is the Technology? 4560
- Chapter 4. The Battery as the Enabler for Electrifying Mobility 6176
- Technological Change and the Automobile 6176
- The Climate Factor 6277
- A Long and Winding Road for Electric Car Development 6479
- The Rise of the Modern Electric Vehicle 6984
- Influential EV Market Factors 7186
- The EV Battery 7186
- Gallons versus Kilowatt Hours 7287
- What Determines EV Range? 7287
- The Current EV Battery Market 7489
- Future Performance and Research 7590
- End of Battery Life and Recycling 7691
- Battery-Charging Infrastructure 7893
- EV Charging Levels and Infrastructure 7994
- Battery Design and Charging 8196
- Electric Vehicle Incentives and Programs 8297
- EV Case Study: California’s EV Leadership 8398
- EV Case Study: Blue Indy 8499
- EV Case Study: Norway’s Global Leadership 85100
- Mass Transit 86101
- Heavy-Duty Vehicle Market 90105
- Conclusion 91106
- Chapter 5. Batteries for Home and Business Storage: Transforming the Customer Side of the Meter 93108
- Introduction: Energy Storage, the Electric Grid and a Low-Carbon Future 93108
- Tesla’s Big Battery Announcement 95110
- Sonnen: German Engineering for Behind-the-Meter Storage 96111
- Batteries for the Home and Business: End-Use Storage Opportunities 98113
- Behind-the-Meter Pricing Plans and Services 106121
- Case Study: SRP—Innovative Demand Rates for Solar and Storage? 107122
- Case Study: SMUD Pioneering Smart Rates and Storage 110125
- SMUD’s Plans for Charging Forward? 114129
- Case Study: GMP—Innovative Fees for Battery Services? 115130
- Case Study: Stem Is the Behind-the-Meter Leader in SCE’s Storage Procurement 117132
- Concluding Comments 119134
- Chapter 6. Batteries for Grid Storage: Wholesale Electric Markets, Renewables, and Microgrids 121136
- Introduction: Grid-Level Storage 121136
- The Utility Scale Battery Storage Market 129144
- Case Study: AES Energy Storage Leading the Grid-Level Transformation 130145
- Other Grid Storage Applications 131146
- Battery Storage as a Virtual Power Plant 132147
- From the Car to the Grid: Reusing End-of-Life Car Batteries for Grid Storage 134149
- Batteries for Grid Resilience: Microgrids and Storage 136151
- Overview of Microgrid Development 137152
- The Path Forward for Grid Storage 138153
- Chapter 7. Alternate Forms of Electric Storage 139154
- Introduction 139154
- Main Applications of Alternative Storage: The Bulk Power System 139154
- Energy Storage Systems: Beyond the Battery 141156
- Pumped Hydro 142157
- Case Study: California’s Bison Peak Projects 144159
- Case Study: Iowa Hill Pumped Storage Project 145160
- Rail Energy Storage 146161
- Compressed Air Energy Storage 147162
- Case Study: Lightsail Distributed Compressed Air Systems 149164
- Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage 150165
- Supercapacitors 150165
- Flywheels 151166
- Case Study: Beacon Power 153168
- Thermal Energy Storage 154169
- Pumped Heat Electricity Storage 154169
- Liquid Air Electricity Storage 155170
- Molten Salt 155170
- Case Study: Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project 156171
- Thermal Ice and Water 157172
- Case Study: Ice Bear 157172
- Conclusion: Ready for Prime Time? 158173
- Chapter 8. Charging Forward to a Low-Carbon Future 159174
- Notes 171186
- Index 207222
- About the Authors 213228