Thermally driven adsorption chillers and heat pumps are a very promising approach toward
an efficient use of energy as well as an effective climate protection through reduced CO 2 …

In recent years, sorption processes are increasingly gaining attention in the field of TES
(thermal energy storage), owing to their advantages of high storage density and no …

Recent contributions to thermochemical heat storage (TCHS) technology have been
reviewed and have revealed that there are four main branches whose mastery could …

This paper describes the characterization of four salt hydrates as potential thermochemical
material for compact seasonal heat storage in the built environment. First, magnesium …

In this study, the thermodynamic analysis of several adsorption working pairs for adsorption
heat storage applications at domestic level is presented. The selected working pairs employ …

A novel multi-form thermochemical energy storage method is proposed for high energy-
density thermal energy storage based on multi-step sorption processes. The proposed multi …

Thermochemical materials (TCMs) are a promising solution for seasonal heat storage,
providing the possibility to store excess solar energy from the warm season for later use …

The selection of suitable reaction systems for thermochemical processes, eg thermal
storage, chemical heat pumps or heat transformers, is challenging. Not only harmlessness of …

Due to high energy storage densities and reduced requirement of maintenance or moving
parts, phase change materials are believed to have great potential as thermal energy …

The energy demand for space cooling has more than tripled for the past thirty years and was
responsible for emissions of about 1 Gt CO 2 annually. The ever-increasing energy demand …