Ahmed F. Zobaa is a Senior Lecturer in electrical and power engineering, an MSc Course Director and a Full Member of the Institute of Energy Futures at Brunel University London, UK. His main areas of expertise include power quality, renewable energy and smart grids. Dr. Zobaa is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Energy Institute, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the African Academy of Science.Paulo F. Ribeiro is a Professor at the Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil. His research interests includes power systems, power electronics and power quality engineering, transmission systems, and superconducting magnetic energy storage systems. He is active with CIGRE, IEEE, and IEC Working Groups.Shady Hossam Eldeen Abdel Aleem is an Assistant Professor at 15th of May Higher Institute of Engineering, Egypt, where he works in the field of electric machines, optimization problems, power quality, electric circuits, and engineering mechanics.Sara N. Afifi received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering & Electronics Research from Brunel University London, UK in 2017. Dr Afifi has several years of industry experience in building services consultancy and electric distribution utilities. Currently, she is a network planning and investment engineer at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, UK.

• Chapter 1: Overview of energy storage technologiesChapter 2: Energy storage systems: technology, integration and marketChapter 3: Energy storages in microgridsChapter 4: Energy storage in electricity marketsChapter 5: The role of storage in transmission investment deferral and management of future planning uncertaintyChapter 6: Sizing of battery energy storage for end-user applications under time of use pricingChapter 7: Assessment and optimization of energy storage benefits in distribution networksChapter 8: Case studies from selected countries - Romania and ItalyChapter 9: Case studies from selected countries - the USAChapter 10: The use and role of flywheel energy storage systemsChapter 11: Forecasting and optimisation for multi-purpose application of energy storage systems to deliver grid services: case study of the smarter network storage projectChapter 12: Optimal coordination between generation and storage under uncertainties

Ahmed F. Zobaa is a Senior Lecturer in electrical and power engineering, an MSc Course Director and a Full Member of the Institute of Energy Futures at Brunel University London, UK. His main areas of expertise include power quality, renewable energy and smart grids. Dr. Zobaa is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Energy Institute, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the African Academy of Science.Paulo F. Ribeiro is a Professor at the Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil. His research interests includes power systems, power electronics and power quality engineering, transmission systems, and superconducting magnetic energy storage systems. He is active with CIGRE, IEEE, and IEC Working Groups.Shady Hossam Eldeen Abdel Aleem is an Assistant Professor at 15th of May Higher Institute of Engineering, Egypt, where he works in the field of electric machines, optimization problems, power quality, electric circuits, and engineering mechanics.Sara N. Afifi received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering & Electronics Research from Brunel University London, UK in 2017. Dr Afifi has several years of industry experience in building services consultancy and electric distribution utilities. Currently, she is a network planning and investment engineer at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, UK.

• Chapter 1: Overview of energy storage technologiesChapter 2: Energy storage systems: technology, integration and marketChapter 3: Energy storages in microgridsChapter 4: Energy storage in electricity marketsChapter 5: The role of storage in transmission investment deferral and management of future planning uncertaintyChapter 6: Sizing of battery energy storage for end-user applications under time of use pricingChapter 7: Assessment and optimization of energy storage benefits in distribution networksChapter 8: Case studies from selected countries - Romania and ItalyChapter 9: Case studies from selected countries - the USAChapter 10: The use and role of flywheel energy storage systemsChapter 11: Forecasting and optimisation for multi-purpose application of energy storage systems to deliver grid services: case study of the smarter network storage projectChapter 12: Optimal coordination between generation and storage under uncertainties

Ahmed F. Zobaa is a Senior Lecturer in electrical and power engineering, an MSc Course Director and a Full Member of the Institute of Energy Futures at Brunel University London, UK. His main areas of expertise include power quality, renewable energy and smart grids. Dr. Zobaa is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Energy Institute, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the African Academy of Science.Paulo F. Ribeiro is a Professor at the Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil. His research interests includes power systems, power electronics and power quality engineering, transmission systems, and superconducting magnetic energy storage systems. He is active with CIGRE, IEEE, and IEC Working Groups.Shady Hossam Eldeen Abdel Aleem is an Assistant Professor at 15th of May Higher Institute of Engineering, Egypt, where he works in the field of electric machines, optimization problems, power quality, electric circuits, and engineering mechanics.Sara N. Afifi received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering & Electronics Research from Brunel University London, UK in 2017. Dr Afifi has several years of industry experience in building services consultancy and electric distribution utilities. Currently, she is a network planning and investment engineer at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, UK.

• Chapter 1: Overview of energy storage technologiesChapter 2: Energy storage systems: technology, integration and marketChapter 3: Energy storages in microgridsChapter 4: Energy storage in electricity marketsChapter 5: The role of storage in transmission investment deferral and management of future planning uncertaintyChapter 6: Sizing of battery energy storage for end-user applications under time of use pricingChapter 7: Assessment and optimization of energy storage benefits in distribution networksChapter 8: Case studies from selected countries - Romania and ItalyChapter 9: Case studies from selected countries - the USAChapter 10: The use and role of flywheel energy storage systemsChapter 11: Forecasting and optimisation for multi-purpose application of energy storage systems to deliver grid services: case study of the smarter network storage projectChapter 12: Optimal coordination between generation and storage under uncertainties