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Energy storage: providing for a low-carbon future.

Author(s) : MACCRACKEN M.

Type of article: Article, Review

Summary

The world's need to reduce its carbon emissions by reducing, in part, dependence on fossil fuel, will completely change the makeup of our electric delivery system. The reason is simple: fossil fuels are not just forms of energy; they are forms of stored energy. Coal is not hot until you light it. If we plan to replace fossil fuels with other forms of energy, such as wind power or solar, then we also need to replace the storage characteristic of fossil fuels.

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  • Original title: Energy storage: providing for a low-carbon future.
  • Record ID : 2011-0234
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: ASHRAE Journal - vol. 52 - n. 9
  • Publication date: 2010/09

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