Thermal Energy Storage - Btu's in the Land of kWh's

Thermal storage is one of the most successful forms of energy storage, with many thousands of installations throughout the world. It is economically justifiable on its own merits, depending primarily on demand and time-of-day utility rate mechanisms. Thermal storage for cooling application has recei...

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Published in2012 IEEE Green Technologies Conference pp. 1 - 3
Main Author Silvetti, B.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.04.2012
Subjects
Cooling
Electricity
Energy storage
Ice
Laboratories
Renewable energy resources
Solar heating
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Summary:Thermal storage is one of the most successful forms of energy storage, with many thousands of installations throughout the world. It is economically justifiable on its own merits, depending primarily on demand and time-of-day utility rate mechanisms. Thermal storage for cooling application has received the greatest commercial interest with a broad base of manufacturing, utility and industry support.
ISBN:1467309680
9781467309684
ISSN:2166-546X
2166-5478
DOI:10.1109/GREEN.2012.6200997