Energy Storage Tech Beyond Batteries Ep37
Energy Storage Tech Beyond Batteries Ep37: Dr Nadine Moustafa, Dr Matthias Mersch & Dr Alexandra Welp
What alternative energy storage technologies are there to replace batteries, and can these technologies hold up to the growing demand for green energy?
Topics Discussed
- New Technologies that exist outside of batteries, and the efforts research and industry are making towards decarbonization.
- Differences between Industrial and Domestic energy storage and the challenges each type of technology brings.
- Developing trends in the energy storage field.
Episode Overview
with timestamps
[00:51] Host and guest introductions: Dr Nadine Mustafa, Alexandra Welp, and Matthias Mirch
[01:45] Domestic vs. industrial energy storage overview
[02:33] Pumped thermal energy storage and systems thinking
[04:33] Thermal and mechanical energy storage explained
[04:45] Pumped hydro and gravitational energy storage
[05:21] Chemical energy storage and district heating
[07:27] Systems thinking and thermal integration basics
[15:09] Residential and industrial applications of thermal storage
[16:51] High-temperature industrial heat challenges
[18:03] Sector-specific challenges and mechanical/chemical storage
[18:45] Deep dive into chemical energy storage
[21:51] Mechanical and gravitational innovations
[23:21] Thermo-mechanical and compressed air energy storage
[25:39] Liquid air and hybrid storage technologies
[32:21] Policy, public acceptance, and future trends
Meet our Guests
Dr. Nadine Moustafa
Research associate in the Chemical Engineering department and the Center for Environmental Policy. She specialises in systems modelling for carbon management and decarbonization technologies, developing net-zero strategies including carbon accounting, policy and carbon markets.
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Dr. Matthias Mersch
Research associate in the Clean Energy Processes Lab at Imperial College. His research focuses on optimal decarbonization pathways for integrated regional & national energy systems and suitable policies.
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Dr. Alexandra Welp
Research assistant and PhD student at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Alexandra has a background in mechanical engineering and is currently a visiting researcher at Imperial college focusing on thermodynamic storage solution technologies.
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