Process and Reactor Design for Thermo-Chemical Energy Stores
Abstract
Thermo-chemical energy storage is a key technology to realize highly efficient short and long term thermal energy stores for various applications such as solar thermal systems or cogeneration systems. By storing the energy in form of chemical bonds of special materials the energy can be stored almost loss-free over arbitrary time periods. At the same time a high energy storage density can be achieved. Both criteria are crucial, especially for compact long term thermal energy storage applications.