Thermal Energy Storage for Industrial Decarbonization
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Editor: Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
- Language: English
Thermal Energy Storage for Industrial Decarbonization explores the critical role of thermal storage technologies in reducing industrial carbon emissions. This reference addres… Read more
Description
Description
Thermal Energy Storage for Industrial Decarbonization explores the critical role of thermal storage technologies in reducing industrial carbon emissions. This reference addresses the pressing need for sustainable solutions in industrial heat management, emphasizing decarbonization as essential to meeting global climate goals, and offers a detailed overview of thermal storage concepts, operational ranges, and innovative developments for researchers, engineers, and decision-makers in industrial energy systems.
The content spans state-of-the-art technologies across three sections: thermal storage fundamentals, including steam accumulators, molten salt, solid-material, latent heat, and thermochemical systems; operation modes for heat, cold, and electric energy storage; and industrial applications such as process steam facilities, heat pump integration, waste heat transformation, and facility electrification.
This book helps professionals evaluate suitable storage solutions tailored to specific boundary conditions, fostering more efficient, flexible, and environmentally responsible industrial processes. It bridges technological advancement with real-world application, serving as a vital resource for advancing decarbonization strategies, promoting cleaner energy use, and supporting the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals 7, 9, and 13.
The content spans state-of-the-art technologies across three sections: thermal storage fundamentals, including steam accumulators, molten salt, solid-material, latent heat, and thermochemical systems; operation modes for heat, cold, and electric energy storage; and industrial applications such as process steam facilities, heat pump integration, waste heat transformation, and facility electrification.
This book helps professionals evaluate suitable storage solutions tailored to specific boundary conditions, fostering more efficient, flexible, and environmentally responsible industrial processes. It bridges technological advancement with real-world application, serving as a vital resource for advancing decarbonization strategies, promoting cleaner energy use, and supporting the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals 7, 9, and 13.
Key features
Key features
- Provides a comprehensive overview of thermal storage technologies for industrial applications
- Highlights innovative developments in high-temperature thermal energy storage systems
- Illustrates practical application cases from global contributors to support industrial implementation
- Addresses decarbonization challenges and solutions across industrial heat use
- Aligns with UN SDGs 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), and 13 (Climate Action)
Readership
Readership
Engineers, industry professionals (energy engineers, process and project engineers) and decision makers considering thermal energy storage for industrial applications and need a reference for identifying the potential on the one hand and the options for implementation on the other
Table of contents
Table of contents
SECTION ONE: State of the art in thermal energy storage
1. Overview: Types of thermal energy storage
2. Steam accumulators
3. Molten salt storage system
4. Solid storage material system
5. Latent heat energy storage
6. Thermochemical energy storage
SECTION TWO: Operation Modes of thermal energy storage
7. Overview: Operation modes for thermal energy storage
8. Heat storage
9. Cold storage
10. Electric energy storage
SECTION THREE: Application of thermal energy storage in industry
11. Overview: Development of thermal storage solutions for industry
12. Process steam facility
13. Heat pump application
14. Waste heat transformation
15. Electrification of facility
1. Overview: Types of thermal energy storage
2. Steam accumulators
3. Molten salt storage system
4. Solid storage material system
5. Latent heat energy storage
6. Thermochemical energy storage
SECTION TWO: Operation Modes of thermal energy storage
7. Overview: Operation modes for thermal energy storage
8. Heat storage
9. Cold storage
10. Electric energy storage
SECTION THREE: Application of thermal energy storage in industry
11. Overview: Development of thermal storage solutions for industry
12. Process steam facility
13. Heat pump application
14. Waste heat transformation
15. Electrification of facility
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2027
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
Editor
Section editor ‘Encyclopedia of Energy Storage’ (Elsevier), author of ‘Thermal Energy Storage for medium and high temperatures’(Springer), author of chapters in ‘Advances in Thermal Energy Storage’ (Elsevier), ‘Concentrating Solar Power’ (Elsevier), ‘High Temperature Thermal Storage Systems Using Phase Change Materials’ (Elsevier).
After earning a master’s in Aerospace Engineering, Wolf-Dieter Steinmann received his PhD in Energy Engineering from Stuttgart University. For more than 20 years, he has been working as a project manager at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in numerous national and international projects dealing with thermal storage technology, from fundamental research to pilot-scale demonstration. He is author or co-author more than 100 publications and holds more than 20 patents on the subjectAffiliations and expertise
Aerospace Engineer, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany