Solar thermal energy storage solutions for building application: State of the art

Abstract

Thermal energy storage plays an important role in fosil fuel preservation. Buildings are significant contributor to energy consumption. To redce building energy demand, novel technologies for thermal energy storage are introduced. This paper reviews these technologies with special focus on renewable energy sources such as solar energy storage systems its benefits. It for found that heat storage is mostly implemented in heat storage tanks, is suitable for space heating (low temperature heat), have capacity to reduce building energy demand.