Materials that store thermal energy can be used to gather and retain large amounts of the renewable energy that is generated by wind and Sun. The creation of materials that are highly thermal-energy ...

Purely conductive simulations of heating in a phase-change material (PCM) via sets of four heat-transfer fins in two different configurations. As time progresses, "interference" creates overlapping ...

The Kraftblock team at the site of one of their firm's thermal batteries, installed at a ceramics plant. The battery is the white container connected to the building via the chrome pipes. About half ...

Researchers reviewed 110 studies on cold thermal energy storage in liquid-air energy storage, finding that cold storage performance has a far greater impact on system efficiency than previously ...

Systems that store energy as heat could help cut emissions from heavy industry. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every ...

Scientists in China have used ground heat exchangers based on volcanic tuff stones to improve storage capabilities and efficiency of photovoltaic-thermal systems. Their experiments showed that the ...

A new heat-to-energy converter has reached a record efficiency of 44% – the average steam turbine manages about 35%, for comparison. This thermophotovoltaic cell is a major step on the way to ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Fossil fuels still power about 80% of industrial heat, making it hard to decarbonise Thermal energy storage stores energy ...

Several insulation technologies are commonly specified for LNG applications, including cellular glass, silica aerogel and ...