Achieving net zero energy heating by integrating the building envelope as a thermal battery

• Published in: iScience Vol. 27; no. 6; p. 109892
• Main Authors: Zhi, Yuan, Sun, Tao, Gao, Ding, Chen, Xiaomeng, Wei, Guanqiong, Dai, Xilei, Yang, Xudong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 21.06.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Electrochemical energy storage; Energy systems; Energy systems; Electrochemical energy storage

Photovoltaic (PV) heating is a promising technology for achieving fossil fuel–free heating and carbon neutrality in the building sector. Cost-effective energy storage plays a critical role in PV heating to solve the temporal mismatch between supply and demand. Herein, we propose the concept of using...