Formulation and development of composite materials for thermally driven and storage-integrated cooling technologies: a review

Emiliano Borri; Svetlana Ushak; Yongliang Li; Andrea Frazzica; Yannan Zhang; Yanio E. Milian; Mario Grageda; Dacheng Li; Luisa F. Cabeza; Vincenza Brancato

doi:10.1007/s40243-024-00268-5

Formulation and development of composite materials for thermally driven and storage-integrated cooling technologies: a review

Emiliano Borri, Svetlana Ushak, Yongliang Li, Andrea Frazzica, Yannan Zhang, Yanio E. Milian, Mario Grageda, Dacheng Li, Luisa F. Cabeza, Vincenza Brancato^*

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The energy consumption for cooling takes up 50% of all the consumed final energy in Europe, which still highly depends on the utilization of fossil fuels. Thus, it is required to propose and develop new technologies for cooling driven by renewable energy. Also, thermal energy storage is an emerging technology to relocate intermittent low-grade heat source, like solar thermal energy and industrial waste heat as well as to exploit off-peak electricity, for cooling applications. This review aims to summarize the recent advances in thermally driven cooling and cold storage technologies, focusing on the formation and fabrication of adopted composites materials, including sorption materials, phase change materials, and slurries. Herein, first the classifications, selection criteria, and properties for these three types of materials is discussed. Then, the application potentials of all the materials are prospected in terms of economic analysis and sustainability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	333-360
Number of pages	28
Journal	Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Volume	13
Issue number	3
Early online date	15 Jul 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40243-024-00268-5
Publication status	Published - Dec 2024

Keywords

Sorption sorbents
Slurries
Cooling
Thermal energy storage
Phase change materials

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THUMBS UP - Thermal energy storage solUtions to optimally Manage BuildingS and Unlock their grid balancing and flexibility Potential
Ding, Y. (Co-Investigator) & Sciacovelli, A. (Principal Investigator)
UKRI Horizon Europe Underwriting â€“ Innovate UK
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
CO-COOL - Collaborative development of renewable/thermally driven and storage-integrated cooling technologies
Li, Y. (Principal Investigator), Sciacovelli, A. (Co-Investigator) & Wu, D. (Co-Investigator)
European Commission
1/10/21 → 30/09/26
Project: EU
GREEN-ICEs: Generation of Refrigerated Energy Integrated with Cold Energy storage
Sciacovelli, A. (Co-Investigator), Li, Y. (Principal Investigator) & Ding, Y. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/09/20 → 31/08/24
Project: Research Councils

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GREEN-ICEs: Generation of Refrigerated Energy Integrated with Cold Energy storage

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