Price estimation for miscibility gap alloy thermal storage systems

Miscibility gap alloys (MGAs) are an emerging thermal energy storage material with unique thermal properties that may be of particular interest to the renewable energy industry. In this study, they are compared to state of the art thermal storage technologies on an economic basis, with consideration...

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Published inRenewable energy and environmental sustainability Vol. 2; p. 32
Main Authors Post, Alexander, Rawson, Anthony, Sugo, Heber, Cuskelly, Dylan, Copus, Mark, Bradley, James, Kisi, Erich
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Les Ulis EDP Sciences 2017
Subjects
Capital costs
Cost estimates
Economic analysis
Energy storage
Heat conductivity
Heat exchangers
Infrastructure
Maintenance management
Miscibility
Phase transitions
Powder metallurgy
Prices
Production costs
Renewable energy
Storage systems
Temperature
Thermal energy
Thermal properties
Thermal storage
Thermodynamic properties
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Summary:Miscibility gap alloys (MGAs) are an emerging thermal energy storage material with unique thermal properties that may be of particular interest to the renewable energy industry. In this study, they are compared to state of the art thermal storage technologies on an economic basis, with consideration given to material prices, manufacturing costs, specific deployment infrastructure costs, maintenance schedule cost and the potential for material salvage. Cost estimates are provided for seven different MGAs deployed in three different thermal storage implementations.
ISSN:2493-9439
2493-9439
DOI:10.1051/rees/2017037