The Energy Disruption Triangle

Three Sectors That Will Change How We Generate, Use, and Store Energy

David C. Fessler

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781119347118
• eBook ISBN: 9781119347132
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Commodities
• Index: Business

A real-world guide for adapting to the new energy era

The Energy Disruption Triangle is a treatise on the energy revolution's real-world impacts, and a handbook for anyone looking to weather the storm. Three major technologies are already changing the energy paradigm: solar energy, electric vehicles, and energy storage. As technology continues to evolve and become more accessible to the masses, the nation's energy habits will experience a dramatic upheaval; this book provides actionable guidance to help you adapt.

We are already in the beginning stages of this black swan event, and most people don't know what's coming—but it will come much sooner and much faster than anyone thinks. This book reveals the revolution happening right before our eyes, and shows you how to thrive in this new era.

• Learn how our energy supplies—and usage—are changing
• Understand why energy storage matters, and how the technology is evolving
• Explore the history and future of groundbreaking energy technologies
• Delve into the disruption of the U.S. energy supply, and the possibility of energy independence

Rapidly advancing battery technology is boosting energy storage for homeowners, utilities, and electric vehicle manufacturers, stranding fossil fuels in the ground due to the high price of extraction relative to cost-effective sources such as solar and wind. Traditional energy sources are being phased out, and our nation has come to a fork in the road: uphold the status quo and allow our energy supply to be disrupted, or adapt and advance to a state of total energy independence. The Energy Disruption Triangle explores the state of U.S. energy from source to consumer, and provides insight into the three sectors that are changing the world.

Index

• 6-kW power inverter, 42f
• 10-kW ground-mounted solar array, 33f

• A
• ABM, 173
• AC-150 (drivetrain), 128
• AC Propulsion, 121, 128, 130
• Adams, William Grylls, 6–7
• Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES), 214
• Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program, 136
• AeroVironment, 120
• AES Corporation, 247–248, 258–259
• AGL Energy, 241
• Alberta Oil Sands, 162
• Algonquin Citygate, 250
• Aliso Canyon Oil Field and Natural Gas Storage Facility, oil reservoir, 257–258
• Alta Devices, 88
• Alternating current (AC), 313
  • electricity, 18
  • power, 26
  • voltage, 41
  • wiring derating factor, 39
• Alternative fuel corridor map (US), 176f
• Alternative Fueling Station Locator, 177
• Alternative Fuels Data Center, maintenance, 176
• Ameren Missouri, coal fleet retirement, 235
• American Automobile Manufacturers Association, 122
• American First Energy Plan, 72, 74
• Amorphous thin-film silicon (a-Si) technology, 11, 84
• Anderson, Robert, 103
• Anheuser-Busch, Semi (Tesla) orders, 153
• Annual solar job additions, oil/gas/coal comparison, 52f
• Annual US solar PV installations, 66f
• Appliances, replacement, 290–291
• APS. See Arizona Public Service
• Arab Oil Embargo (1973), 300–301
• ArcelorMittal
  • Power2Steel, 281
  • renewable e...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• SECTION ONE: The US Solar Build Out: Disrupting Energy Supplies
• SECTION TWO: Electric Vehicles: Disrupting Transportation
• SECTION THREE: Cheap Battery Storage: The Biggest Energy Disruptor
• Glossary
• Index
• End User License Agreement