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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Autores: Cabeza, Luisa F., Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de, Zsembinszki, Gabriel, Borri, Emiliano
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120943
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Thermal energy storage
TES
Energy efficiency
Bibliometric analysis
Trends
Research gaps
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spelling Perspectives on thermal energy storage researchCabeza, Luisa F.Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro deZsembinszki, GabrielBorri, EmilianoThermal energy storageTESEnergy efficiencyBibliometric analysisTrendsResearch gapsThe 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.This work was partially funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades de España (RTI2018-093849-B-C31 - MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE) and by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades - Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) (RED2018-102431-T). The authors would like to thank the Catalan Government for the quality accreditation given to their research group GREiA (2017 SGR 1537). GREiA is a certified agent TECNIO in the category of technology developers from the Government of Catalonia. This work is partially supported by ICREA under the ICREA Academia programme.Elsevier2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120943http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/71321reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-093849-B-C31info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICIU//RED2018-102431-TVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120943Energy, 2021, vol. 231, p. 120943-1-120943-10cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier, 2021info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esoai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/713212026-06-24T12:42:17Z
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title Perspectives on thermal energy storage research
spellingShingle Perspectives on thermal energy storage research
Cabeza, Luisa F.
Thermal energy storage
TES
Energy efficiency
Bibliometric analysis
Trends
Research gaps
title_short Perspectives on thermal energy storage research
title_full Perspectives on thermal energy storage research
title_fullStr Perspectives on thermal energy storage research
title_full_unstemmed Perspectives on thermal energy storage research
title_sort Perspectives on thermal energy storage research
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cabeza, Luisa F.
Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de
Zsembinszki, Gabriel
Borri, Emiliano
author Cabeza, Luisa F.
author_facet Cabeza, Luisa F.
Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de
Zsembinszki, Gabriel
Borri, Emiliano
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Zsembinszki, Gabriel
Borri, Emiliano
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Thermal energy storage
TES
Energy efficiency
Bibliometric analysis
Trends
Research gaps
topic Thermal energy storage
TES
Energy efficiency
Bibliometric analysis
Trends
Research gaps
description 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.
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