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Feasibility study of MgSO4 + zeolite based composite thermochemical energy stores charged by vacuum flat plate solar thermal collectors for seasonal thermal energy storage
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posted on 2019-08-02, 09:26 authored by Daniel MahonDaniel Mahon, Paul Henshall, Gianfranco ClaudioGianfranco Claudio, Philip EamesPhilip EamesA primary drawback of solar thermal technologies, especially in a domestic setting, is that collection of thermal energy occurs when solar irradiance is abundant and there is generally little requirement for heating. Thermochemical Energy Storage (TCES) offers a means of storing thermal energy interseasonally with little heat loss. A combination of a Solar Thermal Collector (STC) and TCES system will allow a variety of different heating applications, such as domestic space and hot water heating as well as low temperature industrial process heat applications to be met in a low carbon way. This paper describes and assesses the feasibility of two novel technologies currently under development at Loughborough University; i) an evacuated flat plate STC and ii) composite TCES materials, coupled together into a system designed to store and supply thermal energy on demand throughout the year. Experimental results of composite TCES materials along with predicted performance of STC's are used within a developed model to assess key metrics of conceptual TCES + STC systems feasibility, including; charging time, payback time, cost/kWh, energy savings and CO2 savings. This paper demonstrates the economic, energy and carbon savings potential of conceptual TCES + STC systems suitable for domestic use.
Funding
High Performance Vacuum Flat Plate Solar Thermal Collectors for Hot Water and Process Heat
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Find out more...Interdisciplinary Centre for for Storage, Transformation and Upgrading of Thermal Energy (i-STUTE)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
Renewable EnergyVolume
145Pages
1799 - 1807Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.Version
- VoR (Version of Record)
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© The AuthorsPublisher statement
This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Elsevier under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Acceptance date
2019-05-31Publication date
2019-06-02Copyright date
2019ISSN
0960-1481Publisher version
Language
- en