Key components for Carnot Battery: Technology review, technical barriers and selection criteria

T Liang, A Vecchi, K Knobloch, A Sciacovelli… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The term Carnot Battery refers to thermo-mechanical energy storage technologies
that store electricity in the form of thermal exergy with electricity as the main output. The …

Review on thermal performances and applications of thermal energy storage systems with inorganic phase change materials

Y Lin, G Alva, G Fang - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
For solving the global problems of environmental pollution and energy shortages, thermal
energy storage system that can improve the efficiency and utilization ratio of energy and …

Thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power plants

U Pelay, L Luo, Y Fan, D Stitou, M Rood - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Solar thermal energy, especially concentrated solar power (CSP), represents an
increasingly attractive renewable energy source. However, one of the key factors that …

Phase change materials (PCM) for solar energy usages and storage: An overview

M Mofijur, TMI Mahlia, AS Silitonga, HC Ong… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Solar energy is a renewable energy source that can be utilized for different applications in
today's world. The effective use of solar energy requires a storage medium that can facilitate …

Application of phase change materials for thermal energy storage in concentrated solar thermal power plants: a review to recent developments

B Xu, P Li, C Chan - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to review the recent technologies of thermal energy storage
(TES) using phase change materials (PCM) for various applications, particularly …

Medium-and high-temperature latent and thermochemical heat storage using metals and metallic compounds as heat storage media: A technical review

Y Zhao, CY Zhao, CN Markides, H Wang, W Li - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Latent and thermochemical heat storage technologies are receiving increased attention due
to their important role in addressing the challenges of variable renewable energy generation …

A critical review on phase change materials (PCM) based heat exchanger: different hybrid techniques for the enhancement

H Togun, HS Sultan, HI Mohammed, AM Sadeq… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study illuminates the groundbreaking innovation and real-world utility of Latent Heat
Thermal Energy Storage (LHTES) systems, unveiling an advanced and readily deployable …

Advanced/hybrid thermal energy storage technology: material, cycle, system and perspective

Z Ding, W Wu, M Leung - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) technology is playing an increasingly important role in
addressing the energy crisis and environmental problems. Various TES technologies …

Thermal energy storage performance of a three-PCM cascade tank in a high-temperature packed bed system

Q Mao, Y Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar storage tanks are key to ensuring the high efficiency of concentrated solar power
plants, and phase change materials are the most important storage energy media …

Skeleton materials for shape-stabilization of high temperature salts based phase change materials: A critical review

F Jiang, L Zhang, X She, C Li, D Cang, X Liu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Inorganic salts can be used as phase change materials (PCMs) for high temperature (> 200°
C) thermal energy storage. Advantages of such PCMs include a wide range of phase …