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Storage advance may boost solar thermal energy potential

Engineers at Oregon State University have identified a new approach for the storage of concentrated solar thermal energy, to reduce its cost and make it more practical for wider use. The advance is based on a new innovation with thermochemical storage, in which chemical transformation is used in repeated cycles to hold heat, use it to drive turbines, and then be re-heated to continue the cycle. Most commonly this might be done over a 24-hour period, with variable levels of solar-powered electricity available at any time of day, as dictated by demand.

Read more: http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2015/nov/storage-advance-may-boost-solar-thermal-energy-potential

 

Credit: Graphic by Kelvin Randhir, courtesy of the University of Florida

 

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