Abstract This Virtual Special Issue is a collection of papers on thermal energy storage
published in Applied Energy from 2009 to 2018. This amounts to 448 papers, accounting for …

Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) emerges as a promising solution for building
heating, offering superior energy storage density compared to conventional methods like …

Organic gel (OG) has excellent characteristics, including a large surface area, adjustable
pore/channel size, and good chemical stability, and has attracted great attention in the field …

Thermal energy storage based on sorption is an emerging technology used in space
heating and cooling applications. Salt hydrates exhibit high energy density and emerge as …

Thermochemical heat storage exploits thermal solar energy to produce sustainable
residential heating, obtained by exothermal reaction between bromides and water vapour. A …

This article includes the stages of verification for the concept of a solar air heating system
with a long term heat storage system for a single family house located in Poland. Its heating …

This work systematically investigates the effect of 9 inorganic salt hydrates on the
performance of strontium bromide (SrBr 2) a thermochemical material (TCM). The goal is to …

Thermal energy storage utilizing the adsorption of moisture from air is a promising energy
storage technology due to its high energy density and minimum heat losses. Salt hydrates …

This work presents the results of the performance characterization for novel salt-in-silica
composites, destined for seasonal energy storage. The materials were synthesized using …

Activated carbon (AC) serves as a porous matrix suitable for thermochemical energy storage
applications. This study explores the impact of the porous structure of AC on water …