Energy Storage & Heating

Battery storage (Li-ion, flow), pumped hydro, hydrogen storage, district heating and CHP.

45 articles

Articles

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Seasonal thermal energy storage systems

Overview of seasonal thermal energy storage (STES) technologies, including underground, pit, and tank systems for district heating.

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Redox Targeting-Based Vanadium Redox-Flow Battery

Overview of the scholarly article on redox targeting-based vanadium redox-flow batteries.

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Thermal energy storage in district heating: A review

Overview of the scholarly review on thermal energy storage in district heating and cooling systems.

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Thermal energy storage systems for district heating and cooling

Overview of thermal energy storage technologies applied to district heating and cooling networks.

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Thermal energy storage tank

Overview of thermal energy storage tanks, their role in heating systems, and key research on sizing methodologies.

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Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Plant

A 2 MW vanadium redox flow battery storage plant located in San Diego County, California, United States.

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Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials and applications

Overview of the scholarly article reviewing thermal energy storage with phase change materials and their applications.

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Hydrogen storage potential of salt domes in the Gulf Coast of the United States

Overview of the 2024 scholarly article on hydrogen storage in Gulf Coast salt domes.

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Redox flow battery design for methane-producing bioelectrochemical systems

Overview of the scholarly article on redox flow battery design for methane-producing bioelectrochemical systems.

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Thermal energy storage devices

Overview of US patent 11525642 for thermal energy storage devices owned by Roccor.

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Thermal energy storage materials

Overview of thermal energy storage materials, including phase change materials and recycled waste composites.

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Latent thermal energy storage for solar process heat applications at medium-high temperatures – A review

Scholarly article reviewing latent thermal energy storage for solar process heat at medium-high temperatures.

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Redox flow battery electrode

Overview of the redox flow battery electrode, focusing on US Patent 11139481 owned by Sumitomo Electric Industries.

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Cruachan Power Station: Engineering and Operation of the Electric Mountain

Overview of the Cruachan pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Scotland, its history, engineering design, and grid significance.

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Bath County Pumped Storage Station: Engineering and Grid Role

Overview of the Bath County Pumped Storage Station in Virginia, its 3003 MW capacity, and its role in the PJM grid.

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Foyers Power Station: Pumped-Storage Hydro in the Scottish Highlands

Foyers Power Station is a 300 MW pumped-storage hydroelectric facility in Highland, Scotland, commissioned in 1973.

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LightSail Energy: Compressed Air Storage Startup and Commercial Decline

History of LightSail Energy, the US compressed air storage startup that shut down in 2018 after raising $70 million.

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Hornsdale Power Reserve: Grid Stability and Lithium-Ion Storage in South Australia

Hornsdale Power Reserve is a 150 MW battery storage system in South Australia, owned by Neoen, that provides critical grid stability and fre...

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Ffestiniog Power Station: UK's First Pumped-Storage Scheme

Ffestiniog Power Station is a 360 MW pumped-storage hydroelectric scheme in Gwynedd, Wales, commissioned in 1963.

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Cottam Power Station: Decommissioning of a UK Coal Plant

History, technical specs, and demolition of Cottam coal power station in Nottinghamshire, UK.