The concept behind a thermal battery is overwhelmingly simple: Use electricity to heat up some cheap, sturdy material (like ...

The system works like a toaster crossed with a blast furnace. Electricity from solar arrays heat iron wires similar to those in a toaster oven. These warm hundreds of tonnes of refractory bricks to ...

Aquifer thermal energy storage systems can largely contribute to climate-friendly heating and cooling of buildings: Heated water is stored in the underground and pumped up, if needed. Researchers have ...

Developed by Italian dry bottom ash handling system provider Magaldi Power, the system produces green thermal energy — steam or hot air — which can be used directly in industrial plants or for the ...

If combined with both thermal and electrical storage, PV-driven heat pumps in buildings could support higher self-consumption, according to a study by University of Catania scientists. The researchers ...

The city of Oak Ridge and Shift Thermal will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 to unveil a new ...

Alternō, an Asia-based climate-tech company pioneering sand-based thermal battery systems, announced today the establishment of Alternō Japan GK in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture. This marks a major ...

Thermal energy storage (TES) is gaining interest and traction as a crucial enabler of reliable, secure, and flexible energy systems. The array of in-front-of-the-meter TES technologies under ...

In future, paraffin wax could help to make underground thermal storage units more durable. Such systems are used, for example, to store solar energy over a longer period of time. In a new study, ...

As energy storage projects grow around the world, driven by an increase in renewable energy generation and the integration of such into grid operations a troubling phenomenon needs to be addressed.