Role of energy storage systems in energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables

A Kalair, N Abas, MS Saleem, AR Kalair… - Energy Storage, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present the role of heat and electricity storage systems on the rapid rise of renewable
energy resources and the steady fall of fossil fuels. The upsurge in renewable resources and …

Rate capability and Ragone plots for phase change thermal energy storage

J Woods, A Mahvi, A Goyal, E Kozubal, A Odukomaiya… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
Phase change materials can improve the efficiency of energy systems by time shifting or
reducing peak thermal loads. The value of a phase change material is defined by its energy …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in thermal energy storage systems for renewable energy: a review of recent developments

P Arévalo, D Ochoa-Correa, E Villa-Ávila - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review highlights the latest advancements in thermal energy storage systems for
renewable energy, examining key technological breakthroughs in phase change materials …

Techno-economic analysis on the design of sensible and latent heat thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power plants

M Liu, R Jacob, M Belusko, S Riahi, F Bruno - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
One feasible solution to reduce the cost of concentrated solar power is to employ a higher
temperature and efficiency supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton power cycle. An alternative …

Emergence of asymmetric straight and branched fins in horizontally oriented latent heat thermal energy storage units

İG Demirkıran, LAO Rocha, E Cetkin - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Can capacitive deionization outperform reverse osmosis for brackish water desalination?

P Sharan, TJ Yoon, SM Jaffe, T Ju, RP Currier… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Capacitive deionization has received significant attention as an energy-efficient technology
for brackish water desalination. The capacitive deionization suffers from lower water …

Using concentrating solar power to create a geological thermal energy reservoir for seasonal storage and flexible power plant operation

P Sharan, K Kitz, D Wendt… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
We propose a hybrid renewable energy system—a geothermal energy storage system
(GeoTES) with solar—to provide low-cost dispatchable power at various timescales from …

Optimizing phase change composite thermal energy storage using the thermal Ragone framework

N James, A Mahvi, J Woods - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Optimal design of thermal energy storage devices can allow systems to approach specific
design objectives while maintaining desired levels of performance. The thermal Ragone …

Transient Thermo-mechanical analysis of a shell and tube latent heat thermal energy storage for CSP plants

S Riahi, M Evans, M Belusko, R Flewell-Smith… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The structural integrity of a lab-scale shell and tube latent heat thermal energy storage under
transient conditions was investigated. The system was designed to use sodium at 750° C as …

Optimal design of multi-stage vacuum membrane distillation and integration with supercritical water desalination for improved zero liquid discharge desalination

P Sharan, TJ Yoon, H Thakkar, RP Currier… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel concept for the optimal design of multi-stage vacuum
membrane distillation (VMD). Generally, a multi-stage VMD is designed with an equal …