Energy storage - pumped hydro, batteries & hydrogen

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Technical lecture
04 September 2024 18:30 - 20:00
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Description

This talk looks at how the electricity system may develop over the coming years. For example in the years to come we are all going to be driving electric cars and heating our homes by heat pumps (or so we are told). And where does all the extra electricity come from? From Wind and Solar? But the sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow. Hence the need for energy storage. How much? The talk looks at what the speaker thinks is a minimum credible amount. It concentrates on only three means of storage: pumped hydro, batteries and hydrogen.



Refreshments (tea/coffee/biscuits) available from 18:30; talk will start at 19:00.
There's no need to book (so no need to bring your 'ticket'), but feel free to do so - it'll give us some idea of expected attendance; thanks.

Speaker(s)

Mr David Bartlett, MA(Cantab): now semi-retired, his full time career was based at Whetstone from GEC to Alstec working on stress analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow, etc; most recently he's assessed the heater size needed to keep spent nuclear fuel storage pond water at 20°C during decommissioning

Address

Rokeby Room
Benn Hall
Newbold Road
Rugby
CV21 2LN
United Kingdom

Contact Details

Howard WARRENER

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