When spring arrives and the heating season comes to an end, keeping warm becomes less of an issue. However, scientists remind us that it is not just a seasonal necessity—heat is also a valuable energy ...

Moving toward the goal of having an operational molten salt nuclear reactor in the next decade, Southern Company and the ...

A new study has revealed a technique to effectively manage high-level nuclear waste, alleviating one of the main concerns for ...

The large-scale renewable energy storage sphere is set to get a massive boost with the development of a 1 GWh molten salt ...

Sulzer is developing advanced pumps for Hyme Energy’s patented molten hydroxide salt energy storage technology. Building on ...

Curved, trough-shaped reflectors concentrate solar energy and direct it onto a receiver pipe in this arrangement. In a steam ...

Nuclear energy is set to return - in the form of molten salt reactors. US researchers have developed a process for producing the necessary fuel. “It's like baking a cake,” describes Bill ...

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan ...

The plant concept integrates thermal storage using molten salts or other storage media. “But given the system's intrinsic efficiency, it is possible to minimize all the technological barriers of ...

In other examples, energy is transferred to molten salt or into bricks that retain heat. Such systems can be capital intensive and challenging to implement. “Thermal energy storage makes sense ...