IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/rensus/v229y2026ics1364032125013310.html

Thermochemical energy storage: bridging the gap between solar energy and long-term energy storage

Author

Listed:
  • Kong, Hui
  • Tang, Xiangnan
  • Ma, Tengyu
  • Guo, Yongpeng
  • Yang, Zhiqin
  • Wang, Hongsheng

Abstract

The intermittent nature of solar energy significantly hampers its broader use. In response, thermal energy storage emerges as a prime solution, leveraging its cost efficiency and low corrosivity to efficiently harness solar power. Among the various strategies available, thermochemical energy storage is particularly notable for its superior energy density and minimal loss of energy, allowing for long-term and large-scale energy storage with high energy density. This document thoroughly reviews potential thermochemical energy storage reactions, with a special focus on those operating at temperatures below 2000 °C. It explores the foundational advancements of each reaction system, evaluates ongoing research efforts and obstacles, and outlines potential directions for future advancements. The insights offered are designed to inform and direct the development and selection of thermochemical energy storage systems, paving the way for their future implementation.

Suggested Citation

  • Kong, Hui & Tang, Xiangnan & Ma, Tengyu & Guo, Yongpeng & Yang, Zhiqin & Wang, Hongsheng, 2026. "Thermochemical energy storage: bridging the gap between solar energy and long-term energy storage," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 229(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:229:y:2026:i:c:s1364032125013310
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.116658
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032125013310
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.rser.2025.116658?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to

    for a different version of it.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:229:y:2026:i:c:s1364032125013310. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.