Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 15, Issue 13, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en15134544
Keywords
concrete; modular system; thermal energy storage; high temperature; new concept
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- Ministerio de Ciencia e InnovacionAgencia Estatal de Investigacion (MCIN/AEI) [PCI2020-120695-2]
- European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades de Espana (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE) [RTI2018-093849-B-C31]
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades-Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) [RED2018-102431-T]
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Thermal energy storage (TES) plays a significant role in addressing the energy supply-demand mismatch, especially when combined with concentrating solar power (CSP) plants to increase the utilization of renewable energy. This paper critically analyzes the current and most promising concrete energy storage technologies, identifies five challenges to be overcome, and proposes a new modular design of concrete-based TES. A preliminary feasibility study of the proposed system using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques shows promising results.
Thermal energy storage (TES) allows the existing mismatch between supply and demand in energy systems to be overcome. Considering temperatures above 150 degrees C, there are major potential benefits for applications, such as process heat and electricity production, where TES coupled with concentrating solar power (CSP) plants can increase the penetration of renewable energies. To this end, this paper performs a critical analysis of the literature on the current and most promising concrete energy storage technologies, identifying five challenges that must be overcome for the successful exploitation of this technology. With these five challenges in mind, this paper proposes an approach that uses a new modular design of concrete-based TES. A preliminary study of the feasibility of the proposed system was performed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques, showing promising results.
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