Energy Storage Technologies – From Chemistry To Engineering

A Breakdown of Key Aspects and a Comprehensive Look into the Chemistry, Economics and Engineering of Energy Storage

What you’ll learn
Principles of energy storage technologies
Chemical, physical, engineering and economic aspects of energy storage
Electrical energy storage necessities and definitions
In-depth understanding of selected storage technologies
Electrochemical Energy Storage – Battery technology
Chemical Energy Storage – (Green) production of chemical fuels
Mechanical Storage – Gas, liquid, solid storage methods
Thermal Storage – Sensible, latent, thermochemical technologies
Requirements
A desire to think outside the box and towards application
Basic nomenclature and concepts of chemistry and physics (helpful)
High-school maths to understand formulas
Description
You are a professional, a student, a teacher or just interested in general in the principles of Energy Storage? Then this is the right course for you!In this course, we will cover various concepts, reactions and applications of various Energy Storage Technologies. For this purpose we will start at the very beginning, picking you up and introducing into some fundamental concepts of each technology. Depending on the Energy Storage, we will cover additional aspects of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Economics surrounding every topic.The concept of this course is not to only give textbook explanations to things and to explain models. Instead it aims at using your knowledge to understand the bigger picture and apply the knowledge you gained by looking at real life applications.The curriculum of this course will allow you a step-by-step introduction by covering the following topics:Introduction – In this chapter we will talk about the origin of energy storage, fossil fuels, the carbon cycle, classification and key parameters of energy storage technologiesElectrical Energy Storage – You will learn how electrical energy storage with capacitors works. We will start with the very basics of physics and work our way to understanding more complex systems like double-layer capacitors and supercapacitors, their characteristics, efficiency, ageing and applicationElectrochemical Energy Storage – We will discuss the principles of electrochemical cells and their setup, define key parameters of battery cells, losses and have an in-depth look into the processes happening in Lead-acid batteries and Li-ion batteries.Chemical Energy Storage – This chapter will cover various aspects of (green) hydrogen and (green) methane production. We will dive into conventional processes, electrolysis and carefully wage advantages and disadvantages of individual energy carriers. Furthermore, Fuel Cells and possible storage methods for these kind of fuels will be covered.Mechanical Energy Storage – Looking into various methods storage by means of gas, liquid and solids we will focus on the working principle, advantages and disadvantages as well as application areas of compressed air energy storage, pumped water storage and flywheels.Thermal Energy Storage – In this section we will discuss fundamental concepts of heat transfer and storage using sensible, latent or thermochemical storage methods.Finishing this course, you will be able to talk about the operational principle of various Energy Storage Technologies, employed materials, explain which parameters influence their operation and where they can be found / applied!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Origin of Energy Storage

Lecture 3 Fossil Fuels and the Carbon Cycle

Lecture 4 Necessity of Energy Storage

Lecture 5 Definitions and Sectoral Storage

Lecture 6 Classification of Energy Storage I

Lecture 7 Classification of Energy Storage II

Lecture 8 Classification of Energy Storage III

Section 2: Electrical Energy Storage

Lecture 9 Physics of Capacitors

Lecture 10 Energy Storage in Capacitors

Lecture 11 Principle of a Double-Layer Capacitor

Lecture 12 Concept of Charging and Discharging

Lecture 13 Pseudocapacitance

Lecture 14 Physics of Charging and Discharging I

Lecture 15 Physics of Charging and Discharging I

Lecture 16 Efficiency, Losses and Ageing

Lecture 17 Application of Supercapacitors: Comparison to other Technologies

Lecture 18 Application of Supercapacitors: Current Technologies

Section 3: Electrochemical Energy Storage

Lecture 19 Introduction to Redox Reactions

Lecture 20 Voluntary (Discharging) and Involuntary (Charging) Reactions

Lecture 21 Nernst Equation

Lecture 22 Current and Capacity

Lecture 23 Key Characterization Parameters

Lecture 24 Charge and Discharge Characteristics

Lecture 25 Primary and Secondary Batteries

Lecture 26 Battery Setup

Lecture 27 Losses: Activation Polarization, Ohmic Losses

Lecture 28 Losses: Concentration Polarization (Mass Transport)

Lecture 29 Lead-acid Battery: Introduction

Lecture 30 Lead-acid Battery: Chemical Reaction Insights

Lecture 31 Lead-acid Battery: Side-reactions

Lecture 32 Lead-acid Battery: Service Life

Lecture 33 Li-ion Battery: Introduction

Lecture 34 Li-ion Battery: Chemical Reaction Insights

Lecture 35 Li-ion Battery: Dendrites

Lecture 36 Li-ion Battery: Commercial Electrodes

Lecture 37 Li-ion Battery: Electrode Requirements

Lecture 38 Li-ion Battery: Electrolyte

Lecture 39 Li-ion Battery: Separator

Lecture 40 Li-ion Battery: Commercial Cells – Coin Cells and Cylindrical Cells

Lecture 41 Li-ion Battery: Commercial Cells – Prismatic Cells and Pouch Cells

Lecture 42 Li-ion Battery: Safety

Lecture 43 Li-ion Battery: Effect of Discharge Speed and Temperature

Lecture 44 Li-ion Battery: Ageing and Degradation

Lecture 45 Li-ion Battery: Cost

Lecture 46 Li-ion Battery: System Comparison

Section 4: Chemical Energy Storage

Lecture 47 Carbon-neutral Chemical Energy Storage

Lecture 48 Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydrogen

Lecture 49 Hydrogen Production

Lecture 50 Thermochemical Processes for Hydrogen Production

Lecture 51 Photolytic and Electrolytic Processes for Hydrogen Production

Lecture 52 Introduction to Electrolysis and Fuel Cells

Lecture 53 Thermodynamics of Water Splitting

Lecture 54 Water Electrolysis – pH dependency

Lecture 55 Kinetics – Origin of Losses

Lecture 56 Kinetics – Remediation of Losses

Lecture 57 Atmospheric / Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Electrolysis

Lecture 58 Membrane Electrolysis (PEM, PEMEL)

Lecture 59 High Temperature Electrolysis of Steam (HTES)

Lecture 60 Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers – Parallels and Differences

Lecture 61 Fuel Cell Setup and Types

Lecture 62 Methane Advantages and Disadvantages and Chemical Methanation

Lecture 63 Biological Methanation

Lecture 64 Methanol Synthesis

Lecture 65 Fischer-Tropsch Process (FT)

Lecture 66 Gaseous Storage Media

Lecture 67 Underground Gas Storage Media

Lecture 68 Liquid and Solid Storage Media

Lecture 69 Hydrogen Storage

Section 5: Mechanical Energy Storage

Lecture 70 Gaseous Media: Principle and Storage Types

Lecture 71 Diabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (D-CAES)

Lecture 72 Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES)

Lecture 73 Isothermal Compressed Air Energy Storage (I-CAES)

Lecture 74 Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES)

Lecture 75 Storage Containers for Gaseous Media

Lecture 76 Liquid Media: Principle and Parameters

Lecture 77 Types of Liquid Media Storage Facilities

Lecture 78 Liquid Media: Efficiency, Losses and Applications

Lecture 79 Liquid Media: Advantages and Disadvantages

Lecture 80 Solid Media: Principle and Parameters

Lecture 81 Flywheel Concept and Setup (Mechanical Battery)

Lecture 82 Losses and Applications of Flywheels

Lecture 83 Advantages and Disadvantages of Flywheels

Section 6: Thermal Energy Storage

Lecture 84 Storage Principle and Categories

Lecture 85 Heat Transfer Mechanisms

Lecture 86 Sensible Thermal Storage

Lecture 87 Latent Thermal Storage

Lecture 88 Principle of Thermochemical Storage

Lecture 89 Types of Thermochemical Storage Reactions

Lecture 90 Summary – Material Requirements and Cost

Section 7: Summary

Lecture 91 Storage Technology Comparison

Anyone who is interested in basic principles of Energy Storage,Anyone who wants to gain a broader understanding of chemical, physical, engineering and economic aspects of the Energy Storage Industry,Anyone who is interested in Renewable Energies,Anyone who aims to review and broaden their knowledge in material engineering and chemistry