Composite Materials for Energy-efficient Buildings: Thermal Energy Storage and Sustainable Construction

Composite Materials for Energy-efficient Buildings: Thermal Energy Storage and Sustainable Construction

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Composite Materials for Energy-efficient Buildings: Thermal Energy Storage and Sustainable Construction

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  1. 1 Intro
  2. 2 Global energy and water demand are projected to increase significantly
  3. 3 Understanding the water - energy nexus
  4. 4 Heat is the dominant form of energy use in the buildings sector
  5. 5 Renewable electrification is promising for decarbonization, but there is a mismatch
  6. 6 Thermal batteries (energy storage) can be used to decarbonize heat
  7. 7 Thermochemical energy storage in buildings
  8. 8 Limitations of salt hydrates include material instability during hygrothermal cycling
  9. 9 Particle size of the salt has an impact on the reaction kinetics
  10. 10 Dehydration and hydration kinetics are also influenced by the porosity of the salt
  11. 11 Composite materials can overcome inherent limitations of pristine salts
  12. 12 Beyond operational energy use in buildings, embodied carbon is also a concern
  13. 13 Establishing a wood-based building materials economy in Georgia
  14. 14 Engineered wood as a structural and thermally insulating material
  15. 15 High-temperature TES can be used to decarbonize industry Electrical
  16. 16 Ceramic-graphite composites for thermal storage using sintering

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