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Economic potentials of carnot batteries in 100% renewable energy systems [PDF]
Energy, 2023 In 100% renewable energy systems, the requirements for flexibility will be greater than for traditional carbon-based energy systems. New technologies and system setups are needed to provide flexibility for balancing the system. Implementing electricity storages in the energy system could provide parts of the required flexible demand and production ...
Peter Sorknæs +4 more
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Potential Evaluation of Carnot Battery Integrating Waste Heat Recovery in Industry
36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2023), 2023 One of the keys to the current energy and ecological transition is the development of electrical energy storage. This demand has motivated the development of alternative technologies that overcome some of the shortcomings of the storage systems used until now. Among these, Carnot battery has experienced a rapid development in the last decade.
Thome, Olivier +2 more
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Probability as a physical motive [PDF]
, 2007 Recent theoretical progress in nonequilibrium thermodynamics, linking the physical principle of Maximum Entropy Production ("MEP") to the information-theoretical "MaxEnt" principle of scientific inference, together with conjectures from theoretical ...
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Advanced Organic Rankine Cycles for thermally integrated Carnot batteries [PDF]
, 2020 Carnot batteries are an emerging technology for base-load capable, electrical energy storage. During charging, the concept converts surplus electrical energy into thermal energy by means of a heat pump. During the discharge phase, a power cycle transforms the stored thermal energy back to electrical energy.
Weitzer, Maximilian +2 more
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Biomass–solar thermal hybridization using Carnot batteries for s-CO2 Brayton cycles
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2022 Carnot batteries represent state-of-the-art technology in the fields of thermal energy storage and dispatchable electricity generation. The thermal energy usually comes from solar thermal power plants. The present study analyzes and optimizes a hybrid biomass-solar thermal central tower power plant coupled with a carbon dioxide cycle in a supercritical
Valencia-Chapi, Robert +3 more
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Meeting Global Cooling Demand with Photovoltaics during the 21st Century
, 2009 Space conditioning, and cooling in particular, is a key factor in human productivity and well-being across the globe. During the 21st century, global cooling demand is expected to grow significantly due to the increase in wealth and population in sunny ...
Buonassisi, Tonio +5 more
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Classical information driven quantum dot thermal machines
, 2017 We analyze the transient response of quantum dot thermal machines that can be driven by hyperfine interaction acting as a source of classical information.
Muralidharan, Bhaskaran +2 more
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Electrical power production from low-grade waste heat using a thermally regenerative ethylenediamine battery [PDF]
, 2017 Thermally regenerative ammonia-based batteries (TRABs) have been developed to harvest low-grade waste heat as electricity. To improve the power production and anodic coulombic efficiency, the use of ethylenediamine as an alternative ligand to ammonia was
D'Angelo, A +4 more
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Applied SciencesSpain’s energy transition poses the dual challenge of managing renewable curtailment and enhancing the competitiveness of concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies. This study evaluates the suitability of replacing molten salts with solid particles for
Sergio González-Barredo +1 more
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Thermodynamic Assessment of Heat Pump Configurations for Waste Heat Integrated Carnot Batteries
ThermoCarnot batteries based on the coupling of high-temperature heat pumps (HTHPs) and Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) emerge as promising solutions for large-scale and long-duration energy storage, enabling sector coupling and the valorization of industrial ...
Márcio Santos +4 more
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