Transitions to Alternative Energy Systems

Supercapacitors: Alternative Energy Storage Systems

The use of supercapacitors as energy storage systems is evaluated in this work. Supercapacitors are compared with other technologies such as compressed air, pumped hydro, superconductors and flywheels. This paper is focused on medium scale energy storage systems (applied to 100 kW photovoltaic generation plants). The supercapacitor is studied in detail, presenting these device structures, how t...

Cartelized Oil Market with Alternative Energy Supply

This paper presents an oil price cartel model. The aggregate reaction functions for non-cartel producers and for substitute suppliers are included. The former group acts as a price-taker, while the latter expects oil prices in production of its non-oil energy resources. This expectation about prices affects a cartel’s oil demand and, thus, gives intertemporal price elasticities It turns out tha...

the caspian sea s role in energy supply to china

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transitions - energy landscape distinctions

An Alternative Approach to Holographic Dark Energy

We outline a scenario in which dark energy is associated with the particle horizon. An energy density related to the area of the particle horizon is found to behave in accordance with current observational constraints. The equation of state drops as the particle horizon traverses a closed universe. Depending on the constant of proportionality, either the ensuing inflationary period prevents the...