Thermal Energy Storage

In Colorado, Green CHP announced the launch of Jules Hydrogen, a new solution for clean hydrogen production that brings together end to end systems integration and optimization with a suite of technology leaders in advanced power electronics, high-temperature thermal storage, Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) panels, BESS, and state-of-the-art controls into one cohesive system. Jules Hydrogen offers […]

A pilot project in California will repurpose an old oil field to store renewable energy and help clean up the grid.

Last month, Finnish startup Polar Night Energy announced that it is building a giant sand battery capable of heating a town of 5,000 people for up to a month. That's on a single charge. Polar ...

As we seek more efficient utilization of waste thermal energy, use of "phase change materials (PCMs)" is a good option. PCMs have a large latent heat capacity and the ability to store-and-release heat as they change from one state of matter to another. Among many PCMs, sugar alcohols (SAs), a class of organic compounds commonly used as sweeteners, stand out due to their low cost, non-toxic, non-corrosive, and…

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Researchers from Osaka University have discovered a new class of crystal compounds that can be melted by ultraviolet (UV) light instead of heat.

The world's largest and, more importantly, most efficient clean compressed air energy storage system is up and running, connected to a city power grid in northern China. It'll store up to 400 MWh of energy and release enough power for 40-60,000 homes.

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It can store 8 megawatt hours of thermal energy when full, and discharge about 200 kilowatts of power.

Southern Company and TerraPower have completed construction and installation of a new test facility at TerraPower's laboratory in Everett, Washington. The Integrated Effects Test will be used in the development of the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor.

If the transition to renewables is to succeed, we will need a viable means of storing surplus heat and electricity. Globe spoke to experts from ETH Zurich about the promising technologies that could help us reach net zero.

Polar Night Energy says it's developed and commercialized a super-cheap, super-simple way of storing energy for anywhere between hours and months, simply using heated sand. Its first 8-megawatt-hour thermal battery has gone online in Finland.

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Efficient device is meant to extract electricity from extremely high temperatures.

A new heat storage material could help to significantly improve the energy efficiency of buildings. Developed by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Leipzig, it can be used to store surplus heat and release it back into the environment when needed. Unlike existing materials, the new one can absorb significantly more heat, is more stable, and is made of harmless…

A new research article features one major challenge overcome through a remarkably simple idea, opening the door to expanded use of PCMs for energy-efficient heating and cooling.

Have you ever gotten relief from summertime heat by draping a wet towel over your head? If so, you've benefited from a phase-change material (PCM): a substance that releases or absorbs energy when it transitions between two of the fundamental states of matter, such as the solid, liquid, or gas states. Your damp towel cools you because water is a PCM that absorbs heat when it's evaporating—in other words, when it's…

MIT spinout 247Solar is building high-temperature, concentrated solar power systems that use overnight thermal energy storage to provide round-the-clock power and industrial-grade heat. The systems can be used as standalone microgrids for communities or to provide power in remote places like mines and farms.

The systems, which can store clean energy as heat, were chosen by readers as the 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2024.

Kraft Heinz picked the Minnesota plant for one of its 10 sites getting $170 million in federal money for the environmental upgrades.