Chapter 2: Thermal Energy Storage for Energy Decarbonization

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Abstract

Thermal energy storage (TES) deployed with concentrating solar power (CSP) has shown value and capabilities in generating dispatchable power. It has attracted significant interest for potential roles in energy storage for various capacities and applications. Energy storage plays an important role in expanding renewable generation and is becoming indispensable in future carbon-free electric power. TES development and deployment provide various possibilities for electric storage and have shown advantages in capacity and flexibility to support renewable integration. In addition, renewable energy integrated with a low-cost TES system can potentially provide a reliable thermal energy supply to displace fossil fuels for broad decarbonization. Varieties of TES technologies and developments breed new areas of growth in TES materials, designs, components, and system configurations, which provide opportunities for substantial cost reduction and performance improvements to meet the technoeconomic challenges in practical applications. This chapter will describe recent progress in thermal energy storage research and development and primarily focus on sensible heat storage and its applications in supplying reliable electricity and industry process heat by integrating with variable renewable energy.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationAnnual Review of Heat Transfer
EditorsV. Prasad, Y. Jaluria, Z. M. Zhang
PublisherBegell House Inc.
Pages51-115
Number of pages65
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameAnnual Review of Heat Transfer
Volume25
ISSN (Print)1049-0787
ISSN (Electronic)2375-0294

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by Begell House, Inc.

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CH-5700-84672

Keywords

  • concentrating solar thermal power
  • long duration energy storage
  • molten salt
  • phase change material
  • renewable energy
  • solid particles
  • thermal energy storage

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