In this work, thermal properties of five phase change materials (PCMs) with medium phase
change temperature including mannitol, sebacic acid (SA), SA/expanded graphite (EG) …

Solar thermal energy storage (TES) is an efficient way to solve the conflict between unsteady
input energy and steady output energy in concentrating solar power plant. The latent heat …

Thermal energy storage system plays a critical role in developing an efficient solar energy
device. As far as solar thermal devices are concerned, there is always a mismatch between …

Abstract Solar energy offers over 2,945,926 TWh/year of global Concentrating Solar Power
(CSP) potential, that can be used to substitute fossil fuels in power generation and mitigate …

The heat transfer properties of phase change materials (PCMs) are of importance for the
efficiency assessment on the heat storage and release in solar thermal systems. Previous …

The present review is an extensive overview of the research progress obtained in the field of
Phase Change Material (PCM) integrated with solar thermal applications. Solar energy has …

Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHETS) has been widely used in solar thermal
utilization and waste heat recovery on account of advantages of high-energy storage density …

Seasonal thermal energy storage (STES) is a highly effective energy-use system that uses
thermal storage media to store and utilize thermal energy over cycles, which is crucial for …

Phase change metals (PCM) with high latent heat during the solid-liquid phase transition are
promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, popular PCM have low thermal …

A study of real‐time performance of phase‐change material (PCM) for solar thermal energy
storage was conducted using a commercially available 2.78 m2 (aperture) flat‐plate solar …