Building envelope is a key element in providing adequate energy and thermal comfort
performance to buildings. In this regard, improvement solutions are implemented in recent …

Phase change materials (PCMs) have been extensively explored for latent heat thermal
energy storage in advanced energy-efficient systems. Flexible PCMs are an emerging class …

In order to improve the characteristics of uneven melting in the melting process of the
horizontal latent heat energy storage system, the triplex-tube latent heat energy storage unit …

Thermal energy storage based on inorganic hydrated salt phase change materials (PCMs)
has attracted considerable attention due to the apparent advantages of high energy storage …

Advanced controls have attracted increasing interests due to the high requirement on smart
and energy-efficient (SEE) buildings and decarbonization in the building industry with …

This paper is an updated, but totally new, version of “A review on phase change materials
(PCMs) integrated in building walls”, an article published in 2011 in Renewable and …

Maintaining healthy and comfortable indoors through passive ways is challenging due to the
changing and extreme climatic conditions. The aim of this work is to review the thermal …

As one of the main forms and intermediate carriers of energy, it is impressive to expand the
application scope of heat energy, thereby boosting innovations in heat harvesting …

Under China's national strategy of carbon neutrality by 2060, it is urgently necessary and
challenging for the governments to proactively explore policy tools to facilitate energy …

Phase change materials (PCMs) have garnered significant attention as low-cost thermal
energy storage systems that efficiently capture and store solar energy. Recent review works …