About this Research Topic
As a high-efficiency and cost-effective energy storage technology, Thermal Energy Storage (TES) has played an important role in current energy systems and will play an increasingly important role as the world moves towards a low or net-zero carbon future. TES is a technology that collect excess heat energy with a storage material, then either directly or indirectly utilizes it through an energy transition process. It currently accounts for more than half of global non-pumped hydro installations.
A competitive TES technology requires a number of scientific and technological challenges to be addressed including TES materials, TES components and devices, and integration of TES devices with energy networks and associated dynamic optimization. For TES materials, the challenges are associated with improving the properties including: energy storage density, thermal conductivity, lifespan, operation temperature range, and mechanical strength under large temperature swings, as well as cost reduction. Another challenge is the development of TES devices and systems at scales that can deliver the properties at the materials scale and establish dynamic linkage between materials properties to system performance.
The aim of this Research Topic is to present the recent progress of TES technology in renewable energy utilization, with special focus on investigations from TES materials development to energy system dynamic integration.
All Original Research papers, Reviews and Mini-Reviews including, but not limited to the following topics are welcome:
(1) TES materials covering nanofluids, molten salt, phase change and thermochemical materials at different temperature levels.
(2) TES component and device design, and energy losses evaluation.
(3) Mechanisms of heat and mass transfer enhancement in material and device scales.
(4) Operation strategy optimization and dynamic integration of TES components and devices with renewable energy utilization systems.
(5) Advanced theories and techniques for seasonal or long-term TES.
(6) Energy services of TES for space heating and cooling, electricity generation, and peak shaving of energy networks, etc.
(7) Energy policy and economic analyses of TES.
A competitive TES technology requires a number of scientific and technological challenges to be addressed including TES materials, TES components and devices, and integration of TES devices with energy networks and associated dynamic optimization. For TES materials, the challenges are associated with improving the properties including: energy storage density, thermal conductivity, lifespan, operation temperature range, and mechanical strength under large temperature swings, as well as cost reduction. Another challenge is the development of TES devices and systems at scales that can deliver the properties at the materials scale and establish dynamic linkage between materials properties to system performance.
The aim of this Research Topic is to present the recent progress of TES technology in renewable energy utilization, with special focus on investigations from TES materials development to energy system dynamic integration.
All Original Research papers, Reviews and Mini-Reviews including, but not limited to the following topics are welcome:
(1) TES materials covering nanofluids, molten salt, phase change and thermochemical materials at different temperature levels.
(2) TES component and device design, and energy losses evaluation.
(3) Mechanisms of heat and mass transfer enhancement in material and device scales.
(4) Operation strategy optimization and dynamic integration of TES components and devices with renewable energy utilization systems.
(5) Advanced theories and techniques for seasonal or long-term TES.
(6) Energy services of TES for space heating and cooling, electricity generation, and peak shaving of energy networks, etc.
(7) Energy policy and economic analyses of TES.
Keywords: Thermal Energy Storage, System Integration, Optimization and Intensification, Heat and Mass Transfer, Material and Device Design
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