Solar energy conversion and storage systems for the future

1975 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 1926-1934 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Ramakumar ◽  
H.J. Allison ◽  
W.L. Hughes
Author(s):  
Xiaotian Guo ◽  
Xianhu Liu ◽  
Lei Wang

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) seawater splitting is a promising alternative for solar energy conversion and storage. However, the sluggish surface reaction dynamics and photocorrosion/corrosion generally limit the semiconductors for potential large-scale application....


Author(s):  
Xiang Zhang ◽  
Kongzhao Su ◽  
Aya Mohamed ◽  
Caiping Liu ◽  
Qing-Fu Sun ◽  
...  

Photo-assisted Li-organic batteries provide an attractive approach for solar energy conversion and storage, while the challenge lies in the design of high-efficiency organic cathodes. Herein, a charge-separated and redox-active C60@porous...


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 4401
Author(s):  
Jun Li ◽  
Lisi Jia ◽  
Longjian Li ◽  
Zehang Huang ◽  
Ying Chen

In this study, a new type of functional hybrid suspension for solar energy conversion and thermal energy storage was prepared by adding carbon nanotube (CNT) and microencapsulated phase-change material (MEPCM) into deionized water. MEPCM with octadecane as the core material and titania (TiO2) as the shell material was synthesized by the sol–gel method. The MEPCMs were spherical particles with diameters of 2–4 μm, and the thickness of the shell was about 100 nm. The MEPCM achieved better thermal stability and thermal conductivity than the pure octadecane due to the TiO2 shell. The melting and solidification latent heats of the MEPCM were about 154.24 and 154.26 J/g, respectively. The encapsulation efficiency of octadecane was calculated to be 65.84%. Most of all, the novel hybrid CNT and MEPCM suspensions exhibited remarkable dispersion stability owing to the stable reticular structure composed of CNT in the suspension. Compared with pure water, the thermal conductivity, specific heat of the MEPCM/CNT suspension improved by 34.48 and 43.57%, respectively and the photo-thermal conversion efficiency reached a high value of 86.0%. This work provided a new type of hybrid functional suspension towards direct absorption solar collector for solar energy conversion and storage.


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