An Overview of the U.S.A. Program for the Development of Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Energy Applications

With the urgent need to harvest and store solar energy, especially with the dramatic unexpected changes in oil prices, the design of new generation of solar energy storage systems has grown in importance. Besides diminishing the role of the oil, these systems provide green energy which would help reducing air pollution. Solar energy would be stored in different forms of energy; thermal, electric, hybrid thermal/electric, thermochemical, photochemical, and photocapacitors. The nature of solar energy, radiant thermal energy, magnifies the role and usage of thermal energy storage (TES) techniques. In this chapter, different techniques/technologies for solar thermal energy storage are introduced for both terrestrial and space applications. Enhancing the performance of these techniques using nanotechnology is introduced as well as using of advanced materials and structures. The chapter also introduces the main features of the other techniques for solar energy storage along with recent conducted research work. Economic and environment feasibility studies are also introduced.

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Solar Energy Storage

Handbook of Research on Solar Energy Systems and Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1996-8.ch002 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 19-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ahmed Elgafy

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Solar Energy ◽

Thermal Energy ◽

Thermal Energy Storage ◽

Research Work ◽

Feasibility Studies ◽

Green Energy ◽

Advanced Materials ◽

Solar Thermal Energy ◽

Solar Energy Storage

With the urgent need to harvest and store solar energy, especially with the dramatic unexpected changes in oil prices, the design of new generation of solar energy storage systems has grown in importance. Besides diminishing the role of the oil, these systems provide green energy which would help reducing air pollution. Solar energy would be stored in different forms of energy; thermal, electric, hybrid thermal/electric, thermochemical, photochemical, and photocapacitors. The nature of solar energy, radiant thermal energy, magnifies the role and usage of thermal energy storage (TES) techniques. In this chapter, different techniques/technologies for solar thermal energy storage are introduced for both terrestrial and space applications. Enhancing the performance of these techniques using nanotechnology is introduced as well as using of advanced materials and structures. The chapter also introduces the main features of the other techniques for solar energy storage along with recent conducted research work. Economic and environment feasibility studies are also introduced.

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Analysis of Thermal Energy Storage Mediums for Solar Thermal Energy Applications

Springer Proceedings in Energy - Advances in Clean Energy Technologies ◽

10.1007/978-981-16-0235-1_52 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 679-691

Author(s):

Shivansh Aggarwal ◽

Rahul Khatri ◽

Shlok Goswami

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Thermal Energy ◽

Thermal Energy Storage ◽

Solar Thermal ◽

Solar Thermal Energy ◽

Energy Applications

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Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Energy

Energy Systems in Electrical Engineering - Fundamentals and Innovations in Solar Energy ◽

10.1007/978-981-33-6456-1_9 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 167-215

Author(s):

Shubham Jain ◽

Sumeet Kumar Dubey ◽

K. Ravi Kumar ◽

Dibakar Rakshit

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Solar Energy ◽

Thermal Energy ◽

Thermal Energy Storage

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