Long-term thermochemical and sorption heat storage processes for household applications
are struggling to fulfill promises, probably because of an initial misunderstanding about the …

In sorption heat storage, one of the sources of discrepancy between theoretical material
based energy storage potential and resulting system performance is the choice of process …

Mobilized thermal energy storage units have a vital role in reducing energy consumption in
buildings by enabling industrial waste heat to be used in buildings. High conductive fins can …

Many efforts are being made to mitigate the main disadvantage of most phase change
materials–their low thermal conductivities–in order to deliver latent heat energy storage …

Utilizing the latent heat of solidification and melting of so-called phase change materials
(PCMs) allows higher storage densities and increased process flexibility within energy …

Latent heat storages are a promising technology to increase both the efficiency of thermal
energy systems and the penetration of renewable energy sources such as solar energy. A …

The search for optimal phase change materials (PCMs) for latent heat thermal energy
storage systems (LHTESS) focuses almost exclusively on the properties of the PCM. This …

Sorption storage is a potential game changer for heat storage in buildings, providing high
volumetric energy storage density and no loss over storage time. Application specific …

Abstract The IEA SHC Task 42/ECES Annex 29 concerns thermal energy storage
technologies based on Phase Change Materials (PCM) and Thermo-Chemical Materials …

The potential for utilizing industrial waste heat for district heating is enormous. There is,
however, often a temporal mismatch between the waste heat availability and the heating …