Advances in seasonal thermal energy storage for solar district heating applications: A critical review on large-scale hot-water tank and pit thermal energy storage …

A Dahash, F Ochs, MB Janetti, W Streicher - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Nowadays, buildings consume a large amount of conventional energy sources in European
countries and subsequently they contribute significantly to fossil fuels emissions. Therefore …

A review on recent development of thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar water heater

E Vengadesan, R Senthil - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The present review focusses on the recent developments in the thermo-economic
performance of solar water heating systems regarding the design, modification of thermo …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments of thermal energy storage applications in the built environment: A bibliometric analysis and systematic review

E Borri, G Zsembinszki, LF Cabeza - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The energy consumption in the built environment represents one of the major contributors of
carbon emissions to the atmosphere. This leads to the need for a transition in the building …

Large-scale solar district heating plants in Danish smart thermal grid: Developments and recent trends

Z Tian, S Zhang, J Deng, J Fan, J Huang… - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large solar collector fields are very popular in district heating system in Denmark, even
though the solar radiation source is not favorable at high latitudes compared to many other …

Seasonal-regulatable energy systems design and optimization for solar energy year-round utilization☆

D Gao, TH Kwan, YN Dabwan, M Hu, Y Hao, T Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Space heating via fossil energy accounts for tremendous energy consumption and
carbon emissions. Solar energy has enormous potential for building space heating in the …

Thermo-economic optimization of a hybrid solar district heating plant with flat plate collectors and parabolic trough collectors in series

Z Tian, B Perers, S Furbo, J Fan - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Large-scale solar heating plants for district heating networks have gained great success in
Europe, particularly in Denmark. A hybrid solar district heating plant with 5960 m 2 flat plate …

Micro encapsulated & form-stable phase change materials for high temperature thermal energy storage

G Leng, G Qiao, Z Jiang, G Xu, Y Qin, C Chang, Y Ding - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Chloride molten salts are promising candidates for high temperature thermal storage
applications, owing to their energy storage density and thermal stability. Nevertheless, the …

Environmental and economic assessment of borehole thermal energy storage in district heating systems

B Welsch, L Göllner-Völker, DO Schulte, K Bär, I Sass… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
District heating will play an important role for heat provision in temperate and cold climate
zones in the future. However, in the context of decarbonizing the heating sector …

Techno-economic planning and construction of cost-effective large-scale hot water thermal energy storage for Renewable District heating systems

F Ochs, A Dahash, A Tosatto, MB Janetti - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Seasonal thermal energy storage (TES) is envisioned as a major player in the future district
heating (DH) systems where large shares of renewables are being integrated. Therefore, in …

A MINLP multi-objective optimization model for operational planning of a case study CCHP system in urban China

X Zheng, G Wu, Y Qiu, X Zhan, N Shah, N Li, Y Zhao - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban energy systems comprise various supply side technologies, by which heating, cooling
and electricity energy are produced, converted and consumed in a given urban area. The …