The objective of this paper is to review the recent technologies of thermal energy storage
(TES) using phase change materials (PCM) for various applications, particularly …

The development of renewable energy technologies provides a significant solution to deal
with the energy crisis, along with resolving the environment related issues. Solar energy is …

Solar thermal energy is a clean, climate-friendly and inexhaustible energy resource. It is
therefore promising to cope with fossil fuel depletion and climate change. Thermal storage …

This review summarizes different solar thermal energy storage techniques from a particle
technology perspective, including sensible, latent and thermochemical techniques for low …

Concentrating solar power is an important technological option to gradually increase the
share of energy produced by renewable energy sources. Central power towers and …

Thermal performance of parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) can be improved by suspending
nanoparticles into the traditionally used heat transfer fluids. In this work, a one-dimensional …

Thermocline thermal energy storage is one of the most promising, cost-effective solutions in
improving concentrated solar power plant capacity factor. However, this thermal energy …

Concentrated solar power technologies are gaining more attention in the last two decades in
order to replace the conventional power technologies and reduce their environmental …

In the metallurgical industry, large amounts of waste called slag are accumulated besides
the production of iron and steel. One part, considered as by-product, is recycled but the other …

The behavior of a packed bed latent heat thermal energy storage system is analyzed in this
paper. Molten salt is considered for the heat transfer fluid (HTF) with phase change material …