20231130 · Recently, the solar-aided liquid air energy storage (LAES) system is attracting growing attention due to its eco-friendliness and enormous energy storage capacity. Although researchers have proposed numerous innovative hybrid LAES systems and conducted analyses around thermodynamics, economics, and dynamic
20231130 · The results show that the introduction of solar energy can reduce the LCOS of the liquid air energy storage system by 4.1 %–13.67 % and the proposed optimized operation strategy can increase the annual power output, resulting in a 0.2 %–0.4 % reduction in LCOS compared to the basic operation strategy.
2018115 · Scientists in Sweden have developed a specialised fluid, called a solar thermal fuel, that can store energy from the sun for well over a decade.
2017331 · Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have demonstrated efficient solar energy storage in a chemical liquid. The stored energy can
2017331 · The liquid chemical makes it possible to store and transport the stored solar energy and release it on demand, with full recovery of the storage medium. The process is based on the organic compound norbornadiene that upon exposure to light converts into quadricyclane.
This review illustrates various structural design principles for molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage materials based on photoswitches that operate under different conditions, e.g. solution state, neat liquid, and solid, or result in a solid–liquid phase transition during their photo-isomerization. The structural modifications of MOST
2023830 · The schematic diagram of the LCES system is shown in Fig. 2 (a), which is made up of compressors, intercoolers, a cooler, reheaters, expanders, a refrigerator, a throttle valve, a cold tank, a hot tank, and two liquid storage tanks (LST) [19], [24] the energy storage process, the low-pressure liquid CO 2 from the LST2 is first cooled and
202462 · The liquid chemical makes it possible to store and transport the stored solar energy and release it on demand, with full recovery of the storage medium. The process
20221015 · New multivariable control strategies for cold and thermal cycles are proposed based on the solar aided liquid air energy storage (SA-LAES) system. The study results show the "equal proportion cold recovery" strategy is superior to other strategies, improving the system performance and meeting the demand of the maximum capacity of
2022412 · The energy captured by the MOST system can be stored in this liquid state for up to 18 years, before a specially designed catalyst returns the molecule to its original
20231115 · Liquid air energy storage (LAES) is a promising energy storage system with the main advantage of being geographically unconstrained. The cost of solar energy storage systems based on molten salt for the Solar-LAES-SE and thermal oil for Solar-LAES-ORC are compared to further identify the respective advantages. The following
202168 · In 2018, scientists in Sweden developed "solar thermal fuel," a specialized fluid that can reportedly store energy captured from the sun for up to 18 years .
20221015 · Liquid air energy storage (LAES) is a large-scale physical energy storage system with high energy storage density. At present, the coupling matching regulation mechanism of the cold and thermal cycles is unclear under off-design conditions, which makes the stable and efficient operation of the LAES system difficult.
2018125 · Design for system that provides solar- or wind-generated power on demand should be cheaper than other leading options. MIT researchers propose a concept for a renewable storage system, pictured
201123 · Aqueous calcium chloride has a number of potential advantages as a compact and long-term solar storage medium compared with sensibly heated water. The combination of sensible and chemical binding energy of the liquid desiccant provides higher energy densities and lower thermal losses, as well as a temperature lift during discharge
2023127 · Abstract. Because hydrogen (H 2) is an explosive gas and the volumetric energy density is quite low, it is highly desired to develop liquid or solid solar fuels as safe hydrogen storage alternatives. This review article focuses on catalytic interconversion between hydrogen and liquid or solid solar fuels using metal complexes as redox catalysts.
2017320 · Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have demonstrated efficient solar energy storage in a chemical liquid. The stored energy can
2021928 · The system is made by organic photoswitchable molecules that can capture, store and release solar energy on-demand. [ 4] The uncharged low energy
2023121 · Techno-economic analysis of solar aided liquid air energy storage system with a new air compression heat utilization method. Energy Convers Manag, 278 (2023), Article 116729, 10.1016/j.enconman.2023.116729. View PDF View article View in Scopus Google Scholar [25] J. Kim, Y. Noh, D. Chang.
2022412 · Researchers from Sweden''s Chalmers University of Technology designed an energy system that stores solar energy in liquid form for up to 18 years, a press statement reveals.