When spring arrives and the heating season comes to an end, keeping warm becomes less of an issue. However, scientists remind us that it is not just a seasonal necessity -- heat is also a valuable ...

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 ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom found that approximately 175 TWh of hydrogen and compressed air storage capacity will be needed to fully decarbonize heating in the United Kingdom. Lead researcher ...

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 ...

Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a pivotal class of substances that store and release thermal energy through reversible transitions between solid and liquid states. Their ability to absorb or ...

Fraunhofer ISE researchers have studied how residential rooftop PV systems could be combined with heat pumps and battery storage. They assessed the performance of a PV-heat pump-battery system based ...

Phase change energy storage technology has great potential for enhancing the efficient conversion and storage of energy.

Closing in on the theoretical maximum efficiency, devices for turning heat into electricity are edging closer to being practical for use on the grid, according to new research. Closing in on the ...

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 ...