This paper reviews the development and application of energy saving latent heat storage phase change materials (PCMs) and environmental friendly humidity-controlled materials for indoor thermal management and humidity control. Based on the studies reported in the literatures, we indicated that...

The use of solar energy for heating greenhouses in the cold period for a Mediterranean climate is an important issue. In this paper, the thermal performance of a new solar air heater using a packed bed of spherical capsules with the latent heat storage system in east–west oriented greenhouse,...

A very common problem in solar power generation plants and various other industrial processes is the existing gap between the period of thermal energy availability and its period of usage. This situation creates the need for an effective method by which excess heat can be stored for later use....

The paper reviews different approaches, technologies, and strategies to manage large-scale schemes of variable renewable electricity such as solar and wind power. We consider both supply and demand side measures. In addition to presenting energy system flexibility measures, their importance to...

The present research explains and analyses a technically feasible and economically profitable alternative for concentrated solar power plants recently constructed in Spain. The proposed solution is hybridization with biogas. The method is more economical than investment in salt storage systems,...

Increasing concerns about the depletion of fossil resources and the issue of environment lead to a global need for producing more clean energy from renewable sources. Ocean is appreciated as a vast source of renewable energies. Considering marine renewable energies, it can be noticed that...

The application of phase change materials (PCMs) grew rapidly in the last few years, especially in those areas like solar energy, thermal comfort control, green building, environmental conservation and electronic cooling etc. Tremendous efforts have therefore been made on finding new powerful...

Wind Energy is a fast developing source of energy since 1996. Despite its advantages, this energy could never be a primary source of electric power to be integrated into the grid even in high wind areas, such as Great Plains, due to its intermittent behaviour. This intermittency will generate...

Renewable energy technologies are expected to take the leading role in the forthcoming energy generation portfolio in order to achieve sustainable energy generation. The major constraints for increasing penetration of renewable energy sources is their availability and intermittency, which can be...

China has a big population and all countryside are being urbanized recently, more and more buildings are being built with careful considerations of energy saving. Building integrated energy systems are thought to be of priority importance. There are extended energy storage researches and...