Phase change materials (PCMs) utilized for thermal energy storage applications are verified
to be a promising technology due to their larger benefits over other heat storage techniques …

Renewable energy plays a pivotal role for mankind in the times of adverse climate change
and global warming. However, renewable energy such as solar energy comes with inherent …

Incorporating phase change materials (PCMs) into cementitious composites has recently
attracted paramount interest. While it can enhance thermal characteristics and energy …

Phase change materials (PCM) are characterized by storing a large amount of thermal
energy while changing from one phase to another phase (normally solid–liquid states) at a …

Conventional impervious pavements have dark surface and large thermal inertia. During
summertime they tend to absorb and store solar radiation but negate the evaporative …

The building sector is the dominant energy consumer with a total 30% share of the overall
energy consumption and accounts for one-third of the greenhouse gas emissions around …

Thermal energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) offers a high thermal storage
density with a moderate temperature variation, and has attracted growing attention due to its …

Energy demand for heating and cooling of buildings can be minimized through usage of
thermal energy storage (TES) systems in building materials. TES in microencapsulated …

Applications of phase change materials (PCMs) have become of great interest in recent
years owing to beneficial effects on the thermal, mechanical and durability properties of …

The long-term reliability and functioning of transportation systems will increasingly need to
consider and plan for climate change and extreme weather events. Transportation systems …