Eutectics: formation, properties, and applications

D Yu, Z Xue, T Mu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Various eutectic systems have been proposed and studied over the past few decades. Most
of the studies have focused on three typical types of eutectics: eutectic metals, eutectic salts …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in research and technological advancements of thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power

MI Khan, F Asfand, SG Al-Ghamdi - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Applications and technological challenges for heat recovery, storage and utilisation with latent thermal energy storage

Z Li, Y Lu, R Huang, J Chang, X Yu, R Jiang, X Yu… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) technology is considered to have the greatest potential to
balance the demand and supply overcoming the intermittency and fluctuation nature of real …

An overview of thermal energy storage systems

G Alva, Y Lin, G Fang - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to humanity's huge scale of thermal energy consumption, any improvements in thermal
energy management practices can significantly benefit the society. One key function in …

Thermophysical properties and applications of nano-enhanced PCMs: An update review

L Yang, J Huang, F Zhou - Energy conversion and management, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy conservation management using latent heat storage (LHS) technique is nowadays
employed as a solution to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions …

Phase change material-based thermal energy storage

T Yang, WP King, N Miljkovic - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021 - cell.com
Phase change materials (PCMs) having a large latent heat during solid-liquid phase
transition are promising for thermal energy storage applications. However, the relatively low …

Fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactors: Review of historical milestones, research status, challenges, and outlook

D Jiang, D Zhang, X Li, S Wang, C Wang, H Qin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (FHR) is a Generation IV nuclear energy
system with huge potential for further development. Owing to its unique advantages, such as …

Salt hydrate phase change materials: Current state of art and the road ahead

P Dixit, VJ Reddy, S Parvate, A Balwani, J Singh… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

A review on macro-encapsulated phase change material for building envelope applications

Z Liu, ZJ Yu, T Yang, D Qin, S Li, G Zhang… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Integrating phase change material (PCM) into building envelopes significantly reduces
building energy consumption and improves indoor environment. Among different integration …

A cross-scale 'material-component-system'framework for transition towards zero-carbon buildings and districts with low, medium and high-temperature phase change …

Y Zhou, Z Liu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Transition towards a carbon-neutral district energy community calls for carbon elimination
and offsetting strategies, and phase change materials (PCMs) with substantial potential …