Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Describe the basic concepts and principles of energy production and storage systems.
• Recognize the most important technologies for energy storage in various forms (thermal, electrical, etc.).
• Distinguish the comparative advantages per technology and its applications on a case by case basis and understands the basic concepts of technical and economic parameters with a comparison of cost and efficiency as well as energy cycles.
• Use technical calculations necessary for the sizing and design of energy production and storage systems.
• Estimate energy storage requirements depending on the application.
• Design energy storage systems and energy cycles.
• Monitor technical and economic parameters in energy production and storage technologies.

• Review, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
• Work in interdisciplinary environment
• Environmental protection

1. Comparison of power generation systems. Energy, environmental, economic criteria. Definitions (primary, final energy).
2. Electricity and heat transmission systems. High, medium, low voltage. District heating.
3. Classification of storage systems (uses, classification of systems). Demand for storage in buildings, transport and chemical industry (energy and fuel supply, model change).
4. Power storage (Capacitors - Hypercapacitors, superconducting electromagnetic storage systems).
5. Electrochemical systems (lead-acid, nickel, lithium, sodium-sulfur, redox batteries). Chemical storage (electrolysis, methanisation and chemical synthesis, gasification, liquefaction)
6. Mechanical storage (gases, liquids, solids).
7. Flywheel installations.
8. Pump storage systems.
9. Heat storage technologies (sensible and latent heat storage, thermochemical-thermal storage, thermophysical properties and material requirements).
10. Thermochemical storage (Materials, design).
11. Comparison of systems.
12. Overview of technical and financial parameters.
13. Comparison of costs, efficiency levels and energy cycles.

Use of Information and Communication Technology

• Power point presentations
• E-class support

Assessment Method

Ι. Written final examination (70%).

• Questions of theoretical knowledge.
• Problems to be resolved.

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• Hirscher, M. (2010) Handbook of Hydrogen Storage: New Materials for Future Energy Storage, Handbook of Hydrogen Storage: New Materials for Future Energy Storage. doi: 10.1002/9783527629800.
• Jacobson, M. Z. (2020) 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. doi: 10.1017/9781108786713.
• Sterner, M. and Stadler, I. (2019) Handbook of Energy Storage - Demand, Technologies, Integration, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg