Thermal Energy Storage for Concentrated Solar Thermal Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D: Energy Storage and Application".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 3215
Special Issue Editors
Interests: heat transfer; energy storage; desalination
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A cost-effective thermal energy storage technology is critical to increase the utilization of intermittent renewable energy sources such as concentrated solar thermal and make it dispatchable for power generation and industrial process heat applications. Thermal storage systems adopt different energy storage modes, including well-studied sensible and latent energy storage, as well as thermochemical storage, which is in a relatively nascent stage. A successful development of a thermal storage system involves scientific and technological developments in several research areas, including materials characterization, thermodynamics, heat transfer study, system demonstration, and technoeconomic analysis.
In this Special Issue, we cordially invite you to submit reviews, perspectives, and original articles related to aforementioned topics that will broaden our understanding of the scientific principles governing the dynamic performance of thermal storage systems for concentrated solar–thermal applications. With the inclusion of a wide range of topics related to thermal storage technology development, this Special Issue will serve as a guide for the scientific and industrial community.
Dr. Karthik Nithyanandam
Dr. Amey Barde
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Thermal energy storage
- Solar thermal
- Heat transfer
- Thermodynamic modeling
- Technoeconomics
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