Description du projet
Un nouveau matériau pour stocker et transférer la chaleur du Soleil
Notre étoile brillera encore pendant des millions d’années, nous baignant de sa chaleur et de sa lumière. La technologie de l’énergie solaire concentrée (CSP pour concentrating solar power) offre un moyen très efficace d’exploiter cette énergie renouvelable. Les centrales CSP concentrent la lumière du soleil à l’aide de miroirs et utilisent la chaleur générée pour produire de la vapeur qui alimente une turbine. La chaleur excédentaire peut être stockée pour créer de l’électricité lorsque le soleil ne brille pas. Les matériaux à changement de phase, qui stockent et libèrent la chaleur en changeant de phase (comme la glace qui se transforme en eau liquide), constituent un excellent moyen de stabiliser l’approvisionnement énergétique. Le projet THERMES, financé par l’UE, permettra de faire encore mieux grâce à une nouvelle microémulsion qui peut servir à la fois de matériau de stockage de la chaleur et de fluide caloporteur.
Objectif
New energy storage solutions and innovations play a vital role in fully realising solar energy potentials particularly in large-scale integration into future low-carbon energy systems. For concentrated solar power, one of key challenges lies in low-cost high-performance thermal energy storage. Latent thermal energy storage holds the key to resolving such a challenge and keeping energy supply over periods of inadequate irradiation. THERMES will develop a new generation high-temperature phase change microemulsion both as the latent heat storage material and heat transfer fluid for low temperature solar field of a dual-loop solar field system. The high-temperature phase change microemulsion is characterized by high energy density, enhanced heat transfer performance through the addition of nanoparticles, and cost-effectiveness due to the use of commercial grade paraffin as the latent heat storage medium. By integrating the expertise of the host and Dr. Wenzheng Cui, THERMES will combine cutting-edge experimental, computational and theoretical analysis methods to develop the next generation working medium for latent thermal energy storage in order to meet the key challenge faced by concentrated solar power and fill the research gap of lacking of knowledge on high-temperature properties of phase change microemulsion. This Fellowship will offer Dr. Cui an opportunity through mobility, diverse trainings for acquiring interdisciplinary expertise and transferable skills, and to two-way transfer of knowledge between him and the host. It will position him as an internationally-leading interdisciplinary academic in the research area of latent thermal energy storage for concentrated solar power. THERMES will aggrandize commercialisation of utility-scale concentrated solar power, provide adaptability and support solar energy integration in the energy system. Therefore it is in line with EU’s Energy Strategy and Energy Union for secure, competitive, and sustainable energy.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinateur
B15 2TT Birmingham
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