A global transition towards more sustainable production and consumption systems has led
to an increasing share of renewables in the energy market. Renewables, majorly solar PV …

Thermal energy storage promises to be cheaper, with significantly lesser environmental
encroachment, compared to electrical energy storage in batteries. Among all thermal energy …

Among renewable energies, wind and solar are inherently intermittent and therefore both
require efficient energy storage systems to facilitate a round-the-clock electricity production …

Thermochemical energy storage (TCS) systems are receiving increasing research interest
as a potential alternative to molten salts in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. In this …

Flexible piezoelectric generators (PEGs) have recently attracted significant interest, as they
are able to harvest mechanical energy and convert it to electricity, decreasing reliance on …

Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) systems are an advanced energy storage
technology that address the potential mismatch between the availability of solar energy and …

The practical applications of organic phase change materials (PCM) are greatly limited, due
to their leakage in the melted state and unacceptably low thermal conductivity. To address …

Over the past few decades, piezoelectric materials have emerged as one of the powerful
platforms for energy harvesting applications. Nowadays, they offer sustainable solutions for …

The integration of energy storage into energy systems is widely recognised as one of the key
technologies for achieving a more sustainable energy system. The capability of storing …

Due to the inconsistency and intermittence of solar energy, concentrated solar power (CSP)
cannot stably transmit energy to the grid. Heat storage can maximize the availability of CSP …