Power generation systems are attracting a lot of interest from researchers and companies.
Storage is becoming a component with high importance to ensure system reliability and …

Concentrated solar thermal power generation is becoming a very attractive renewable
energy production system among all the different renewable options, as it has have a better …

Thermal energy storage is a key component of solar power plants if dispatchability is
required. On the other hand, although different systems and many materials are available …

Solar energy is recognized as one of the most promising alternative energy options. On
sunny days, solar energy systems generally collect more energy than necessary for direct …

Energy storage is one of the key technologies for energy conservation and therefore is of
great practical importance. One of its main advantages is that it is best suited for solar …

Solar energy storage has been an active research area among the various solar energy
applications over the past few decades. As an important technology for solving the time …

In this paper, an updated review of the state of technology and installations of several
energy storage technologies were presented, and their various characteristics were …

Solar thermal energy, especially concentrated solar power (CSP), represents an
increasingly attractive renewable energy source. However, one of the key factors that …

Industry is one of the leading energy consumers with a global share of 37%. Fossil fuels are
used to meet more then 80% of this demand. The sun's heat can be exploited in most …

Economic, efficient and reliable thermal storage systems are a key need of solar thermal
power plants in order to smooth out insolation changes, to permit operation during the night …