Key components for Carnot Battery: Technology review, technical barriers and selection criteria

T Liang, A Vecchi, K Knobloch, A Sciacovelli… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The term Carnot Battery refers to thermo-mechanical energy storage technologies
that store electricity in the form of thermal exergy with electricity as the main output. The …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation-shielding concrete: A review of materials, performance, and the impact of radiation on concrete properties

AM Onaizi, M Amran, W Tang, N Betoush… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The efficiency of radiation shielding is crucial across industries having radioactive activities,
from medical facilities to nuclear power stations. Radiation-Shielding Concrete (RSC) …

[HTML][HTML] Thermo-economic assessments of pumped-thermal electricity storage systems employing sensible heat storage materials

Y Zhao, J Song, M Liu, Y Zhao, AV Olympios, P Sapin… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Three distinct pumped-thermal electricity storage (PTES) system variants based on currently
available sensible heat storage materials are presented:(i) Joule-Brayton PTES systems …

Star-Shaped Magnetic-Plasmonic Au@Fe3O4 Nano-Heterostructures for Photothermal Therapy

B Muzzi, M Albino, A Gabbani… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Here, we synthesize a Au@ Fe3O4 core@ shell system with a highly uniform unprecedented
star-like shell morphology with combined plasmonic and magnetic properties. An advanced …

Identification of natural rocks as storage materials in thermal energy storage (TES) system of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants–A review

K El Alami, M Asbik, H Agalit - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) system is a decisive technology for handling intermittent
problems, and ensuring the dispatchability of electrical energy from concentrated solar …

Effect of hematite and iron slag as aggregate replacement on thermal, mechanical, and gamma-radiation shielding properties of concrete

AM Ibrahim, AR Mohamed, AM El-Khatib… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Improving concrete shielding properties for preserving both environmental and human
safety in nuclear power plants is essential. Iron slag and Hematite have high molar mass …

Magnetite nanoparticles: Synthesis and applications in optics and nanophotonics

N Dudchenko, S Pawar, I Perelshtein, D Fixler - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Magnetite nanoparticles with different surface coverages are of great interest for many
applications due to their intrinsic magnetic properties, nanometer size, and definite surface …

Multi-objective thermo-economic optimisation of Joule-Brayton pumped thermal electricity storage systems: Role of working fluids and sensible heat storage materials

Y Zhao, J Song, M Liu, K Zhang, CN Markides… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pumped-thermal electricity storage (PTES), with the advantages of reduced geographical
constraints, low capital costs, long lifetimes and flexible power ratings, is a promising large …

[HTML][HTML] Degradation of a rock bed thermal energy storage system

K Knobloch, T Ulrich, C Bahl, K Engelbrecht - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Large-scale energy storage is inevitable for the increasing integration of renewable energy
and decarbonization of the electricity sector. The potential degradation of a rock bed thermal …

[HTML][HTML] A partially underground rock bed thermal energy storage with a novel air flow configuration

K Knobloch, Y Muhammad, MS Costa, FM Moscoso… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Low-cost, grid-level energy storage is key to maximizing the utilization of renewable energy
production and decarbonizing the electricity sector. The design and testing of a high …