Perspectives on thermal energy storage research

The use of thermal energy storage (TES) allows to cleverly exploit clean energy resources, decrease the energy consumption, and increase the efficiency of energy systems. In the past twenty years, TES has continuously attracted researchers generating an extensive scientific production growing year b...

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Authors: Cabeza, Luisa F., Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de, Zsembinszki, Gabriel, Borri, Emiliano
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repository:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/71321
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120943
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/71321
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Thermal energy storage
TES
Energy efficiency
Bibliometric analysis
Trends
Research gaps
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Summary:The use of thermal energy storage (TES) allows to cleverly exploit clean energy resources, decrease the energy consumption, and increase the efficiency of energy systems. In the past twenty years, TES has continuously attracted researchers generating an extensive scientific production growing year by year. Despite the large number of publications, there are some aspects of TES that need to be further investigated in order to assess its complete feasibility. This paper gives a perspective on the state-of-the-art of TES, highlighting the research trends and the research gaps of different TES technologies. Using bibliometric analyses techniques, the main research gaps identified were related to economic, environmental, and social aspects.