The students will acquire an in-depth scientific understanding of a broad range of technologies for the storage of energy. At the same time the participants will improve their skills to understand and work with scientific literature on the basis of up-to-date journal articles and text books. Besides, the seminar talk will give the students the opportunity to further develop their expertise in presenting scientific content to a related audience.

Content:
The course wants to give an in-depth understanding of several energy storage approaches as efficient and environmentally benign technologies supporting renewable energy implementation. Topics covered are:
• Renewable energy fluctuation and architecture of power grids
• Electrochemical and non-electrochemical approaches for the storage of electricity
• Electrochemical fundamentals of batteries, primary batteries, secondary batteries, system aspects
• Storing heat instead of electricity: Heat pumps and co-generation as a bridge between electricity and heat