Components

System components of the electron economy comprise eleven technologies:

  1. Renewable energy
      PV
      Wind
      Geothermal
  2. Transmission grid
      Wind corridor
      Infrastructure improvements
      T&D (microgrid mesh)
  3. Smart energy
      Smart grid
      Microgrid
      Energy informatics
  4. Microgrids
      Distributed production
      Storage and management
      Interconnection (T&D)
  5. Energy efficiency
      Electrical efficiency
      LEED and Green building
      EMS/BMS and analytics
  6. Electric Transport
      Electric Vehicles (EV)
      MLEV – high speed rail
      PRT – urban transit
  7. Alternative transportation fuels
      Biosynthetic liquids
      Hydrogen
      Methane and Hythane
  8. Energy storage
      Stationary
      Mobile
  9. Energy conversion
      Stationary fuel cells
      Mobile fuel cells
      Cogeneration
  10. Quantum energy
      Nuclear energy
      Fusion
      WiTricity
  11. GHG sequestration
      Direct biosynthetic conversion
      Permanent chemical capture