The Energy Disruption Triangle: Three Sectors That Will Change How We Generate, Use, and Store Energy

ISBN-13: 9781119347118 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 384 str.

David C. Fessler

Spis treści

Foreword xiiiIntroduction xixAcknowledgments xxxiiiAbout the Author xxxvSection 1 The US Solar Build Out: Disrupting Energy Supplies 1Chapter 1 The History of Solar Energy 3Chapter 2 The Workings of a Modern Solar Energy System 18Chapter 3 Is a Solar System Right for You? 31Chapter 4 Utility-Scale Solar Takes Off 51Chapter 5 What's Ahead for Solar Energy 69Section 2 Electric Vehicles: Disrupting Transportation 95Chapter 6 The History of Electric Vehicles 97Chapter 7 Henney's Kilowatt and GM's EV1: Ahead of their Time 118Chapter 8 The Vision of Elon Musk 127Chapter 9 Everybody into the EV Pool 159Chapter 10 EVS and Stranded Oil (Peak Demand is Here) 188Section 3 Cheap Battery Storage: The Biggest Energy Disruptor 199Chapter 11 The Rise of Energy Storage 201Chapter 12 Energy Storage Technologies 210Chapter 13 Why Cheap Energy Storage Matters 221Chapter 14 Disrupting the US Energy Supply 233Chapter 15 Say Goodbye to Conventional Power Plants 244Chapter 16 EVS as an Energy Source 262Chapter 17 Greenhouse Gases Disappear 273Chapter 18 Getting to Net Zero: US Energy Independence 285Chapter 19 Energy 2118: A Look Ahead 298Glossary 313Index 321

O autorze

DAVID C. FESSLER is an energy and infrastructure strategist who writes for The Oxford Club, one of the world's most exclusive and prestigious networks of private investors. He was Vice President of Sales at LTX Corporation before running a 100-employee telecommunications installation company. His success as a technology and energy investor spans 45 years, and he's a renowned specialist in the semiconductor, telecommunications, energy, and infrastructure sectors. David, his wife Anne, and their two sons Jared and Noah live on a 68-acre farm in northeast Pennsylvania. He generates most of his electricity via a ground-mounted solar array. He and his wife drive a Tesla Model X