Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems harness the capacity of subterranean aquifers to store and release thermal energy, thereby affording a low-carbon solution for balancing seasonal heating ...

As Europe braces for a difficult winter, with energy prices still high and energy supplies at risk, the energy efficiency challenge feels more urgent than ever. One European company that has been ...

The Kraftblock team at the site of one of their firm's thermal batteries, installed at a ceramics plant. The battery is the white container connected to the building via the chrome pipes. About half ...

The novel heat pump concept combines solar energy with chemical storage and reportedly consume 75% less electricity than conventional heat pumps. The system relies on a battery and a heat storage tank ...

The systems, which can store clean energy as heat, were chosen by readers as the 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2024. We need heat to make everything from steel bars to ketchup packets. Today, a ...

These low-tech systems offer cheap, long-duration storage with minimal degradation, using abundant materials and basic ...

Researchers have integrated solar thermal energy and cascade waste heat utilization into a conventional liquid carbon dioxide energy storage system. Through system simulations, they evaluated energy, ...

Many processes that generate electricity also produce heat, a potent energy resource that often goes untapped everywhere from factories to vehicles to power plants. An innovative system currently ...

Completed in partnership with the New York Power Authority, project serves as a demonstration for potential broader bGen adoption to assist New York State in meeting its energy storage and climate ...

Chitin-derived carbon aerogel prevents leakage in phase change materials, boosting durable and sustainable heat storage.

Advanced thermal energy storage is playing an increasingly important role in improving the performance and reliability of solar energy systems. In this ...