What alternative energy storage technologies are there to replace batteries, and can these technologies hold up to the growing demand for green energy?

Host

• Dr. Nadine Moustafa, Research Associate at Imperial, specialising in carbon management and decarbonisation technologies.

Guests

• Dr. Matthias Mersch - Research associate in the Clean Energy Processes Lab at Imperial College.
• Dr Alexandra Welp – Mechanical Engineer, research assistant and PhD student at the University of Duisburg-Essen. She is currently a visiting researcher at Imperial college focusing on thermodynamic storage solution technologies.

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.

Timestamps & Chapters

[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

Nadine's links:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadine-moustafa-ph-d-5831a1a7/

Imperial profile - https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/n.mou...

Matthias' links:

LinkedIn link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthias-mersch-ph-d-698634146/

Imperial Profile link - https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/m.mersch

Alexandra's link

LinkedIn link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-welp-0b7ab524a/

Produced by Annemarie van Basten

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Additional Links 

Clean Energy Processes Lab Imperial link: