Thermophotovoltaic efficiency of 40%

A LaPotin, KL Schulte, MA Steiner, K Buznitsky… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Thermophotovoltaics (TPVs) convert predominantly infrared wavelength light to electricity
via the photovoltaic effect, and can enable approaches to energy storage, and conversion …

Efficient and scalable GaInAs thermophotovoltaic devices

EJ Tervo, RM France, DJ Friedman, MK Arulanandam… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Thermophotovoltaics are promising solid-state energy converters for a variety of applications
such as grid-scale energy storage, concentrating solar-thermal power, and waste-heat …

[HTML][HTML] Critical diameter for a single-tank molten salt storage–Parametric study on structural tank design

F Klasing, M Schmitz, C Gerdes, C Odenthal… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Molten salt thermal energy storage (TES) is a cost-effective option for grid-connected
storage in both concentrating solar power (CSP) plants and retrofitted thermal power plants …

Thermophotovoltaic performance metrics and techno-economics: Efficiency vs. power density

S Verma, K Buznitsky, A Henry - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermophotovoltaics (TPV) are a promising new approach for converting heat to electricity.
Their performance is primarily characterized by two metrics: efficiency and power density …

Power availability of PV plus thermal batteries in real-world electric power grids

OF Eikeland, CC Kelsall, K Buznitsky, S Verma… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As variable renewable energy sources comprise a growing share of total electricity
generation, energy storage technologies are becoming increasingly critical for balancing …

Decarbonizing an industrial process through a combined, high-temperature CSP and sensible heat storage

A Martín-Alcántara, JJ Serrano-Aguilera… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Decarbonization is crucial to meet global environmental goals by 2050 and combating
climate change. The current work studies a thermal system combining CSP (solar dish) and …

Making solar electricity dispatchable: a technical and economic assessment of the main conversion and storage technologies

F Ordóñez, T Fasquelle, A Dollet, A Vossier - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
The techno-economic performances of five different solar-electricity conversion technologies
(photovoltaic, solar tower, parabolic trough as well as two hybrid PV/CSP systems) …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic analysis of a solar thermophotovoltaic system for a residential building

M Mosalpuri, F Toor… - Journal of Photonics for …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Thermophotovoltaics (TPV) is a technology that converts heat to electricity using a thermal
emitter and a matched photovoltaic (PV) cell. TPV is becoming increasingly popular due to …

Opportunity for Long Duration Storage Technologies: Thermal and Compressed Air Energy Storage

SH Engelkemier - 2023 - dspace.mit.edu
To mitigate more severe consequences of climate change, rapid decarbonization is
necessary. The electric power sector contributes about 25% of US and global emissions …

Designing for effective heat transfer in a solid thermal energy storage system

S Verma, C Kelsall, K Buznitsky, A LaPotin… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Thermal energy storage using sensible heating of a solid storage medium is a potential low-
cost technology for long-duration energy storage. To effectively get heat in and out of the …