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*Department of Molecular and Material Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering* 

*Department of Education and Training, Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology,* 

*Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho,* 

*Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Dien-Bien-Phu, Binh-Thach, Ho Chi Minh City,* 

*Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho,* 

*Department of Molecular and Material Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering* 

This work was supported by NAFOSTED Grant No. 104.03-2011.33, 2011. This work was supported by Laboratory for nanotechnology, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh in Viet Nam. We greatly thank Kyushu University in the Global COE Program, Novel Carbon Resource Sciences for the financial support in our research and development of science and nanotechnology in Kyushu University, Japan. We greatly thank Nagoya Institute of

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**Monitoring the Effects of Thermal** 

**During Battery Material Synthesis** 

Wesley M. Dose and Scott W. Donne

http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/50882

**1. Introduction** 

**1.1. Energy supply** 

**1.2. Energy storage** 

Additional information is available at the end of the chapter

**Treatment on Properties and Performance** 

Utilizing an inexpensive, clean and sustainable supply of energy is one of the world's foremost challenges heading into the future. The present energy supply scenario is dominated by fossil fuels, which are both a finite resource and a substantial contributor greenhouse gas emissions. Many renewable sources of energy (e.g., nuclear, solar, wind, etc.) exist for consumer use, although they all have associated pros and cons which means they cannot be used ubiquitously across the planet [1]. As a result, the future supply of energy is not likely to be centralized in a limited number of large power stations, but rather

Much has been made in the literature concerning solar energy harvesting, both in terms of photovoltaics and solar thermal. Of all the renewable forms of energy, solar energy has the capacity to completely replace society's dependence on fossil fuels. However, of course, the challenge remains to make this a reality, particularly so with the high cost of photovoltaics [1]. Another perceived problem with the use of photovoltaics, and indeed with many other renewable energy sources, is their intermittency. Whether this be over short time frames, such as with cloud cover, or extended periods of time, such as overnight, steps need to be taken to ensure the consistency of power supply. In other words, some form of energy

much more distributed as smaller scale renewable energy sources are utilized.

storage must be present to complement the primary source of energy.

Energy can be stored in many different ways, some examples of which include [2]:


**Chapter 12** 
