Performances of spherical macrocapsules (nodules) currently used in latent heat-based thermal energy storage (TES) industrial units have been enhanced by the addition of graphite particles to the phase change material (PCM). Two different graphite types, namely graphite flakes (GF) and expanded...

This paper demonstrates the potential of a post-industrial ceramic commercially called Cofalit® as a promising, sustainable, and cheap filler material in a molten salt direct thermocline storage system. This ceramic, which comes from industrial treatment of asbestos containing waste,...

Today, thermal energy storage (TES) is a key issue for concentrated solar power plants (CSPs). The available and mature technologies of TES do not mach all the actualised criteria for those properties. Alternative approaches have to be identified and developed to guaranty the expected extension...