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CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
Volume 51, Issue 17, Pages 7313-7326Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00890k
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- Swedish research foundation FORMAS
- Swedish Energy Agency
- Goran Gustafson Foundation
- European Union [951801]
- European Research Council (ERC) through CoG Photherm
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Molecular solar thermal energy storage systems (MOST) utilize photo-switchable molecules to store and release solar energy, offering emission-free energy storage. This tutorial review provides a chemical engineering perspective on the commonly used and developed devices, aiming to inspire future developers and highlight the essential practical challenges.
Molecular solar thermal energy storage systems (MOST) offer emission-free energy storage where solar power is stored via valence isomerization in molecular photoswitches. These photoswitchable molecules can later release the stored energy as heat on-demand. Such systems are emerging in recent years as a vibrant research field that is rapidly transitioning from basic research to applications. Since a major part of the attention is focused on molecular design and engineering, MOST-based device development has not been systematically summarized and introduced to a broad audience. This tutorial review will discuss the most commonly used and developed devices from a chemical engineering point of view. It is expected that future developers of MOST technology could be inspired by the existing devices, keeping in mind the summarized essential practical challenges towards large-scale implementations and more innovative applications.
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