The energy densities between different heat storage systems deviate between 30 and 500 kilowatt-hours per cubic metre (kWh/m3). Thermo-chemical storage often occurs in closed circuits. For example, if water is alternately removed and then added to a medium (sorption), the resulting chemical reactions release usable heat and cold.
Storages for heat and electricityHow much heat is stored by the different systems?
Projects currently being funded
Materials of construction for steam temperatures of over 700 °C
Lignite drying
CO2 scrubbing (post-combustion capture)
CO2 storage facilities
CO2 capture in oxyfuel coal-fired power plants
Hydrogen gas turbines
Capturing CO2 using coal gasification
Micro gas turbines
Higher temperatures in turbines
Turbine combustion that produces lower amounts of harmful substances
Higher pressure and lower flow losses in turbines
CO2 compressors
International cooperation
Comparison of power plant systems
More efficient generators thanks to nanoparticles
Storing electricity using compressed air
High-temperature heat storage systems for flexible CCGT power plants
More flexibility for low-emission coal-fired power plants












