As a society, we are able to efficiently harvest renewable forms of energy, such as wind and solar energy. Their use, however, is limited by the lack of an efficient, sustainable and economical ...

A new heat-to-energy converter has reached a record efficiency of 44% – the average steam turbine manages about 35%, for comparison. This thermophotovoltaic cell is a major step on the way to ...

Carbon dioxide energy storage (CES) is an emerging compressed gas energy storage technology which offers high energy storage efficiency, flexibility in location, and low overall costs. This study ...

A research team in Italy developed a PVT-driven heat pump system for domestic hot water production that combines packed-bed latent heat storage with sensible thermal storage to better balance supply ...

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 ...

Systems that store energy as heat could help cut emissions from heavy industry. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every ...

Heating and cooling in buildings account for roughly 15% of global carbon emissions, making efficiency gains disproportionately impactful. Thermal energy storage can significantly reduce emissions and ...

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 ...

Researchers reviewed 110 studies on cold thermal energy storage in liquid-air energy storage, finding that cold storage performance has a far greater impact on system efficiency than previously ...

University of Texas at Dallas researchers and their collaborators have developed and patented a wood-based material that can store and discharge heat to help make building temperatures more ...

Ever since Benjamin Franklin’s lightning experiment in the 18th century, civilization has been intrigued by the idea of capturing lightning in a bottle. Over time, however, the idea evolved from ...