Energy Storage and Civilization: A Systems Approach

by Joshua Floyd and Graham Palmer

Fossil fuels comprise the accumulation of prehistoric biomass that was energised by sunlight, and formed by earth system dynamics. Fossil fuels can be conceptualized as stored energy stocks that can be readily converted to power flows, on demand. A transition from a reliance on stored energy stocks, to renewable energy flows, will require a replication of energy storage by technological devices and energy conversion methods. Most analyses of energy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030330923
• ISBN13: 9783030330927
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"