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Exploring the potential of a hybrid device combining solar water heating and molecular solar thermal energy storage

Ambra Dreos, Karl Börjesson, Zhihang Wang, Anna Roffey, Zack Norwood, Duncan Kushnir, Kasper Moth‐Poulsen

Energy & Environmental Science · 2016 · 146 citations · 47 references

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EngineeringMaterials ScienceEnergy SystemsHeat TransferHeatingEnergy ConversionEnergy StorageRenewable EnergySolar Energy SystemsSolar RadiationSolar Thermal SystemsHybrid Energy Storage SystemsHybrid Energy SystemsHybrid Solar Thermal SystemsSolar Energy StorageSolar Hybrid SystemsSolar Thermal Energy StorageThermal StorageWater Heating

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.

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