The book is about how energy storage and virtual power plants will increase the sustainability, affordability, and resiliency of the electrical grid. I wrote it because the current electrical grid needs work to include more renewable energy. Publishing in February 2020.
Virtual Power is about how energy storage and virtual power plants will enable the electrical grid to increase sustainability, affordability, and resiliency.
My name is Will Angel and I am the author of Virtual Power. I wrote this book because we’re facing a global challenge to make humanity’s presence on this planet sustainable. Advances in energy storage and Internet of Things networking will make the global electrical grids more sustainable and resilient to the effects of climate change.
In
Virtual Power you will discover how energy storage and virtual power plants are enabling more renewable energy production and increasing the resiliency of our power networks without breaking the bank. You’ll learn about the amazing work being done with renewable energy to decarbonize the electrical grid, and how those efforts are succeeding, but not succeeding fast enough without storage.
In this book, I hope to instill the same sort of passion and excitement that I have for energy technology and policy in you and help inform your personal, business, and policy decisions.
In this book, you'll learn about:
- How Grid Scale energy storage in Australia is keeping the lights on and reducing costs.
- The Duck Curve: how virtual power plants made out of charging electric vehicles are keeping solar energy from destroying California’s electrical grid.
- How businesses and governments are saving billions of dollars by investing in flexibility and storage.
You will love this book if you are passionate about sustainability and the environment or enjoy learning about technology.
Virtual Power is a non-fiction book for environmental activists and decision makers in utilities, businesses, and governments, and anyone interested in energy storage, virtual power plants, and the future of human electricity consumption.
The Book - Virtual Power
The book is written in 5 Parts....
Part 1 contains the introduction + additional chapters. This part will cover our current situation with climate change and how this is a challenge for human energy consumption, a brief history of energy and how we got here, how we’re dependent on energy, and the ways that renewable energy gives us hope.
Part 2 contains Chapters 5-8. This part will cover what renewables we have, how they’ll help, how they won’t be enough to fully decarbonize our grid, and how storage is the solution.
Part 3 contains Chapters 9-13. This section will look at how the electrical grid needs to be more flexible, how energy storage helps, the ways in which demand response works and fails to work, how virtual power plants are going to be a huge part of the grid, and how the blockchain could save or destroy us.
Part 4 contains chapters 14-17. This portion explores the obstacles facing energy storage and virtual power plants, including an overview of how costs, regulation, social norms, and the technology itself will make it difficult to use energy storage effectively.
Part 5 contains chapters 18-20. This conclusion to my book looks at the future of human energy consumption and where we could be in 10 to 50 years.
What I Need & What You'll Get
Virtual Power will be published with New Degree Press. I set up the pre-order tiers to help cover the costs for publishing my book. Money raised will go towards the following:
The Editor I will work with to revise and publish my manuscript in February 2020!
The Cover Design of my Book - the mockups you see currently are a placeholder!
The Layout Design for the interior of my book (Physical Copy, Ebook Formats)
The Copyediting for My Book - to help polish the grammar and spelling prior to publication
The Launch & Promotion Efforts for Virtual Power
When I pre-sell 150 copies of Virtual Power, I will also publish an audiobook. When I pre-sell 200 copies of my book, I will publish a hardcover edition.
I am also offering some exclusive rewards for people who pre-order my book now. When I publish, you will receive:
A personally signed copy of Virtual Power
A personal, handwritten thank you note for pre-ordering Virtual Power
Your Name will appear in a Special, Acknowledgements Section of Virtual Power (“with Special Thanks to”)
Early access to the Introduction of Virtual Power and my entire manuscript, with the opportunity to review it and give me early feedback
The opportunity to be involved in selecting my cover
I will do a book topic/workshop seminar where I will share my experiences writing Virtual Power, or any similar topic!
And more...
About the Author
William Angel is a Data Analyst at Knowledge To Practice and helps organize the DC Data Visualization Meetup group. He has a BA in Philosophy from Georgetown University where he studied Bioethics, Physics, and entrepreneurship. He is passionate about energy technology and the challenges of making our presence on this planet sustainable, and wrote this book to help publicize the rapid developments occurring in energy storage technology and business practices. He has a pet bearded dragon and enjoys DIY electronics, data visualization, reading books, and strategy video games.
For more information you can connect with William through email at buildingwill@gmail.com, linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-angel/ and Twitter at @DataDrivenAngel https://twitter.com/DataDrivenAngel
Risks & Challenges
The biggest challenge with publishing a book is delivering the finished book to the backer, specifically my mailing of the book to you. I have eliminated this risk by building into the campaign the mailing and shipping costs of your signed copies to you within each pre-order tier.
The risk of delivering the pre-sale copies of my book is contingent on the publisher. I will be working closely with New Degree Press to make sure we get the earliest possible ship date of the signed book copy to you. We will keep all pre-sale backers up-to-date as Virtual Power hits each key milestone and publishes. You will know when the copies of Virtual Power you pre-ordered are expected to ship.
Other Ways You Can Help
Please Share my Pre-sale Campaign on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn with your friends, family and network. Use #Virtualpowerbook and tag me as well as my publisher, New Degree Press so we can help amplify your efforts.
You can also share this Pre-Sale Campaign Page via Indiegogo at the top of the page