Phase Change Materials for Wind and Solar Energy Storage

该项目旨在开发和展示新的相变材料，以推进热能储存技术。该项目将专注于在100 - 220°C的温度范围内存储热能的新材料，这是分布式存储太阳能和风能的最佳选择。可再生能源的效用和经济性受到其间歇性的严重限制，迫切需要廉价的储存手段。该项目的预期成果包括一项实用技术，可在家庭和工业层面实施，提供来自零碳来源的廉价能源。该项目旨在为能源用户提供重大利益，并支持可再生能源的进一步发展。

This project aims to develop and demonstrate new phase change materials to advance the technology of thermal energy storage. The project will focus on new materials that store thermal energy in the temperature range between 100 - 220°C that is optimal for distributed storage of solar and wind energy. The utility and economics of renewable energy sources are strongly limited by their intermittent nature and inexpensive means of storage are urgently required. Expected outcomes of this project include a practical technology, which can be implemented at household and industry level, providing cheap energy from zero-carbon sources. The project aims to provide significant benefits to energy users and support further development of renewables.