Thermal energy storage for medium and high temperatures

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Focusing on thermal storage systems, the book categorizes various concepts and provides performance data and design fundamentals. It explores systems utilizing sensible heat, latent heat, and thermo-chemical processes, highlighting their maturity and innovative solutions. The second part emphasizes the importance of tailoring storage solutions to specific applications, detailing their use in conventional and solar thermal power plants, batch processes, mobile applications, and waste heat utilization. Additionally, it covers facility-scale thermal energy storage for electricity.