Much of Lecture 9's material is taken from Chapter 9 of Energy Systems & Sustainability, 2/e (2012) and is devoted to electricity, its definition, generation, transmission (aka distribution) and use. I've added a short section on electricity storage since efficient storage of electricity is essential to efficient use of all electricity and to increased use of renewable energy in our electric grids.
9.2: Making electricity in the 19th century 9.3: Continuing development of electric light 9.4: Electric traction 9.5: Expanding uses of electricity 9.6: Large-scale electric generation 9.7: Electric transmission & distribution 9.8: Running the system 9.9: Electricity around the world 9:10: Storage of electricity |
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Links & items of interest:
> How does your state make electricity? (Popovich, NYTimes, 24 Dec 2018) [Great graphs!]
> How does your state make electricity? (Popovich, NYTimes, 24 Dec 2018) [Great graphs!]
Energy storage:
> Battery idea: hydroelectric pumped storage, but with bricks (Geuss, ArsTechnica, 18 Nov 2018)
> VIDEO: Storing energy in concrete blocks (Quartz, 18 Aug 2018)
> Battery idea: hydroelectric pumped storage, but with bricks (Geuss, ArsTechnica, 18 Nov 2018)
> VIDEO: Storing energy in concrete blocks (Quartz, 18 Aug 2018)
Utilities & power distribution:
> 'Three ways blockchain could kill the old-school utility model' (Bloomberg, 9 April 2018)
> AUDIO: 'A guide to blockchain and energy' (The Interchange, 24 October 2017)
> 'Three ways blockchain could kill the old-school utility model' (Bloomberg, 9 April 2018)
> AUDIO: 'A guide to blockchain and energy' (The Interchange, 24 October 2017)