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A multi-vector community energy system integrating a heating network, electricity grid and PV production to manage an electrified community (2022)
Journal Article
Han, M. E., Alston, M., & Gillott, M. (2022). A multi-vector community energy system integrating a heating network, electricity grid and PV production to manage an electrified community. Energy and Buildings, 266, Article 112105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112105

Electrification in energy supply–demand plays a critical role in domestic heating and road transport, delivering an electrified community to reduce carbon emissions. This solution, however, places a significant power demand increase on the distributi... Read More about A multi-vector community energy system integrating a heating network, electricity grid and PV production to manage an electrified community.

Component-dependent thermal properties of molten salt eutectics for solar thermal energy storage: Experiments, molecular simulation and applications (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, S., Li, Z., Wang, H., Tian, L., Jin, Y., Alston, M., & Yan, Y. (2022). Component-dependent thermal properties of molten salt eutectics for solar thermal energy storage: Experiments, molecular simulation and applications. Applied Thermal Engineering, 209, Article 118333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118333

Molten salts have been used in solar thermal energy storage due to their high energy storage density, low cost and excellent chemical stability. However, their application is limited by “bad days” such as cloudy days and winter because the weak conce... Read More about Component-dependent thermal properties of molten salt eutectics for solar thermal energy storage: Experiments, molecular simulation and applications.