Energy storage technologies for integration of renewable energy, improvement of energy efficiency and energy handling for reduction of emissions are in focus. This course covers different categories of energy storage technologies that mainly include mechanical storing, thermal storing and electrochemical storing. The students will work with techno-economic aspects in
1. work principles
2. evaluation of performance and
3. control strategies for systems integration.

After passing the course, students should be able to:

1. Classify energy storage technologies
2. Conceptualise and design energy storage systems with appropriate control strategies
3. Evaluate techno-economic, social and environmental performance with Performance Indicators (Key Performance Indicators, KPI)
4. Suggest business scenarios with energy storage technologies

This course consists of

Lectures with in-class hands-on exercise solving.

Project where students will work in groups, the group reports will be peer reviewed and graded, a final oral presentation will be held with peer opposition.

Lab, where students will conduct two labs. The students will work in group with group lab report submission.

This course is for students with engineering background in Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, and Energy Engineering. The course is open to all students in MSc., Swedish Civil Ing. and exchange/life long learning programs with appropriate knowledge background.

Recommended learning materials are:

• Burheim Odne Stokke, Engineering Energy Storage, Elsevier (2017). (Available via KTH web library)
• Robert Huggins, Energy Storage Fundamentals, Materials and Applications 2nd ed. Springer (2016). (Available via KTH web library)
• Andreas Hauer, Advances in Energy Storage- Latest Development from R&D to the Market, Wiley (2022).

Students at KTH with a permanent disability can get support during studies from Funka:

Funka - compensatory support for students with disabilities

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• LABA - Lab work, 2.0 credits, Grading scale: P, F
• PROA - Project, 2.0 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• TENA - Exam written, 2.0 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

LABA - Lab work, 2.0 credits

PROA - Project, 2.0 credits

TENA - Exam written, 2.0 credits

On a 100 points scale, here A is 90 points and above, B is 80 points and above, C is 70 points and above, D is 60 and above, E is 50 and above.

The exam consists of two parts. The essay part is given with one week of writing time; the calculation section will be a fixed two hours examination.

Course grade =  [(TENA grade) x 2 + (PROA grade) x 2]/4).

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.