MXene-based phase change materials for solar thermal energy storage

NH Solangi, NM Mubarak, RR Karri, SA Mazari… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
MXene is a new and excellent class of two-dimensional (2D) materials discovered in the last
decade. The community of MXenes has drawn significant research attention because of its …

Recent developments in phase change materials for energy storage applications: A review

H Nazir, M Batool, FJB Osorio, M Isaza-Ruiz… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to overcome the increasing demand–supply energy gap due to the rapid
urbanization, labor productivity, consumerism and depletion of fossil fuel resources, there is …

Inorganic phase change materials in thermal energy storage: A review on perspectives and technological advances in building applications

MF Junaid, Z ur Rehman, M Čekon, J Čurpek… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reutilization of thermal energy according to building demands constitutes an important step
in a low carbon/green campaign. Phase change materials (PCMs) can address these …

A review of the applications of phase change materials in cooling, heating and power generation in different temperature ranges

K Du, J Calautit, Z Wang, Y Wu, H Liu - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Latent heat thermal energy storage is an attractive technique as it can provide higher energy
storage density than conventional heat energy storage systems and has the capability to …

Latest advances on solar thermal collectors: A comprehensive review

L Evangelisti, RDL Vollaro, F Asdrubali - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
The need to put in place alternative energy policies stems from the awareness that fossil
fuels are exhaustible and harmful to the environment. For this reason, during the last …

A review on phase change material (PCM) for sustainable passive cooling in building envelopes

H Akeiber, P Nejat, MZA Majid, MA Wahid… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The most significant threat that mankind faces in the 21th century is global warming.
Buildings, which account for 40% of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas …

Heat transfer enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications: A critical review

NI Ibrahim, FA Al-Sulaiman, S Rahman… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a state-of-the-art review on various techniques of heat transfer
enhancement in latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems. Heat transfer …

Utilization of a phase change material with metal foam for the performance improvement of the photovoltaic cells

H Shakibi, S Afzal, A Shokri, B Sobhani - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel configuration for improving the photovoltaic (PV) panel's thermal
management system, which includes a phase change material (PCM) with the metal foam …

Increasing the efficiency of PV panel with the use of PCM

U Stritih - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The article presents how to increase electrical efficiency and power output of photovoltaic
(PV) panel with the use of a phase change material (PCM). The focus of the work is in …

Phase change materials based on nanoparticles for enhancing the performance of solar photovoltaic panels: A review

HM Maghrabie, K Elsaid, ET Sayed, A Radwan… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) are one of the promising materials in thermal energy
storage (TES) systems, while commonly utilized PCMs have weak thermal conductivity …