Tag: thermal energy storage

Yes, we’re continuing to make great progress in all aspects of energy storage via batteries,  most importantly, in terms of cost-effectiveness.  Yet it’s hard to conceive of a time at which batteries can compete with the storage of heat energy. 

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Many of us occupy ourselves, in otherwise inactive moments, by contemplating what the future of energy may be like. We need to keep in mind that, since the earth receives more than 6,000 times more power from the sun than …

CSP and an Advancement in Thermal Heat Storage Read More »

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Solar power is known for being a fluctuating source of energy. Predicting good weather and sunshine seems to be impossible, and there isn’t any solar energy available during the early morning hours and the night at all. According to REN21 …

From Guest Blogger Mathias: Breakthrough in Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Power? Read More »

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