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 …

Power systems in the future are expected to be characterized by an increasing penetration
of renewable energy sources systems. To achieve the ambitious goals of the “clean energy …

The exploitation of solar energy, an unlimited and renewable energy resource, is of prime
interest to support the replacement of fossil fuels by renewable energy alternatives. Solar …

Solar and other renewable energy driven gas-solid thermochemical energy storage (TCES)
technology is a promising solution for the next generation energy storage systems due to its …

Previously developed reduction-oxidation (redox) thermochemical energy storage
technologies must store their products at high temperatures, complicating handling and …

The inherent capability of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants for sensible thermal
energy storage ensures their continuous operation and is considered their most crucial …

In order to produce electricity beyond insolation hours and supply to the electrical grid,
thermal energy storage (TES) system plays a major role in CSP (concentrated solar power) …

A two-step cycle was considered for solar thermochemical energy storage based on
aluminum-doped calcium manganite reduction/oxidation reactions for direct integration into …

This paper studies a small-scale CSP system composed of a solar tower and a recuperative
air micro gas turbine (ie net power in the 100–200 kW e range). A code is developed to …

In this study, solar thermal power coupled with a direct irradiated solar thermochemical
reactor using porous-medium NiFe 2 O 4@ ZrO 2 oxygen exchange material was …