Dreos, A;
Börjesson, K;
Wang, Z;
Roffey, A;
Norwood, Z;
Kushnir, D;
Moth-Poulsen, K;
(2017)
Exploring the potential of a hybrid device combining solar water heating and molecular solar thermal energy storage.
Energy & Environmental Science
, 10
(3)
pp. 728-734.
10.1039/C6EE01952H.
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Abstract
A hybrid solar energy system consisting of a molecular solar thermal energy storage system (MOST) combined with a solar water heating system (SWH) is presented. The MOST chemical energy storage system is based on norbornadiene–quadricyclane derivatives allowing for conversion of solar energy into stored chemical energy at up to 103 kJ mol1 (396 kJ kg1 ). It is demonstrated that 1.1% of incoming solar energy can be stored in the chemical system without significantly compromising the efficiency of the solar water heating system, leading to efficiencies of combined solar water heating and solar energy storage of up to 80%. Moreover, prospects for future improvement and possible applications are discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Exploring the potential of a hybrid device combining solar water heating and molecular solar thermal energy storage |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1039/C6EE01952H |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1039/C6EE01952H |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017. Open Access Article. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1559067 |
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