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Research & Development in Material Science

Relevance of New Materials for Energy Storage

  • Open or Close N K Kishore*

    Department of Electrical engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

    *Corresponding author: N K Kishore, Department of Electrical engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721 302, India

Submission: September 08, 2017; Published: October 05, 2017

DOI: 10.31031/RDMS.2017.01.000512

ISSN: 2576-8840
Volume1 Issue3

Abstract

Today, perhaps electricity is the third most important commodity, next to only air and water. There is a continuous increase in demand for electricity. In fact the UN index for quality of life is per capita energy consumption. For a very long time electric power system is centrally controlled networks with generators located at the site of energy source and loads being large urban centers distant from power plants. Predominantly coal, oil, natural gas, and water have been energy sources from the beginning of electricity use. Among them, except water other three are fossil based fuels and are responsible for environmental pollution, necessitating locating power plants centrally and remotely. In view of dependence on the source and head of water, hydro generation is also centrally located.

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