Energy storage technologies and real life applications – A state of the art review

•Primary and secondary energy forms introduced.•Different (electrical and thermal) energy storage technologies presented and compared.•Real life energy storage application analysed to understand the most widely applied technology.•Challenges facing the energy storage industry summarised.•Future pros...

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Published in:Applied energy 2016-10, Vol.179, p.350-377
Main Authors: Aneke, Mathew, Wang, Meihong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Application of energy storage
Electrical energy storage
electricity
energy efficiency
Energy storage
environmental impact
fossil fuels
heat
Primary energy storage
renewable energy sources
Secondary energy storage
storage technology
supply chain
Thermal energy storage
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