The concept behind a thermal battery is overwhelmingly simple: Use electricity to heat up some cheap, sturdy material (like ...

Thermal batteries are the latest innovation in energy storage, offering affordability and potential for decarbonization. Thermal energy storage has the potential to contribute significantly to ...

Researchers in Italy have designed a water-source heat pump system intended for generating cooling, heating and domestic hot water in social housing stock built during the 1970s–1990s. The novel ...

As the demand for efficient and sustainable energy storage solutions grows, new thermal energy storage technologies are emerging as promising alternatives to traditional lithium-ion batteries. These ...

The city of Oak Ridge and Shift Thermal will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 to unveil a new ...

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 ...

A new study in Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering explores how domestic electric water heaters can be used as thermal energy storage units when paired with photovoltaic (PV) systems. This ...

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 ...

Greenfuel Energy, a clean mobility solutions specialist in India, has developed wall-mount lithium batteries for residential power backup. The batteries weigh 55% less than traditional acid batteries ...