Thermal energy grid storage using multi-junction photovoltaics

As the cost of renewable energy falls below fossil fuels, the key barrier to widespread sustainable electricity has become availability on demand. Energy storage can enable renewables to provide this availability, but there is no clear technology that can meet the low cost needed. Thus, we introduce...

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Main Authors: Seyf, Hamid Reza (Author), Steiner, Myles A. (Author), Friedman, Daniel J. (Author), Amy, Caleb Amos (Contributor), Henry, Asegun S (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019-01-22T18:34:38Z.
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