(21g) Using Exothermic Adsorption Process for Thermal Energy Storage

Energy storage is a vital process for the implementation of renewable energy sources, since they are not always available at the time they are needed. Generally, when we talk about energy storage, people envision batteries that contain nasty chemicals that are not good for the environment, but that is not always the case.

There are many different types of energy storage processes, but thermal energy storage applications by exothermic adsorption of moisture from air have attracted a lot of attention recently from researchers, since it is a clean technology that will promote the use of renewable sources of energy. That is the focus of this talk. Different classes of adsorbent materials have been tested for thermal energy storage applications in the literature. A review of different adsorbent materials studied at University of Ottawa will be summarized in this talk for space heating applications.