This LDRD Feasibility Study (FS) project established the integrated mesoscale computational and theoretical models for systematically investigating thermodynamic and kinetic mechanisms of phase transformations and associated complex microstructural effects in materials for high-temperature energy storage applications.
High-temperature thermal storage (HTTS), particularly when integrated with steam-driven power plants, offers a solution to balance temporal mismatches between the energy supply and demand. However,...
High-temperature storage offers similar benefits to low-temperature storage (e.g. providing flexibility and lowering costs). However, high-temperature storage is especially useful for smart electrification of heating and cooling in industry, given that many industrial processes either require high temperatures or produce high-temperature heat.
The main technological innovation of the company relies on the developed high temperature storage material in the form of purposely produced pellets or bricks, with high heat capacity and thermal conductivity.
What is thermal energy storage based on reversible chemical reactions?
Thermal energy storage based on gas–solid reversible chemical reactions offers higher-energy storage densities than commercially implemented sensible heat-storage systems. Despite the promise, it is a much less mature technology, and several aspects still require further improvement.
What is thermal energy storage based on redox reactions?
Thermal energy storage based on redox reactions follows the general formula described in Equation (1) Here, in the first step, the oxide is reduced (normally at high temperatures, Tred > 500 °C) to an oxide with lower valence, process in which lattice oxygen is released.
What is high-temperature TES?
Explore our handy tools In high-temperature TES, energy is stored at temperatures ranging from 100°C to above 500°C. High-temperature technologies can be used for short- or long-term storage, similar to low-temperature technologies, and they can also be categorised as sensible, latent and thermochemical storage of heat and cooling (Table 6.4).