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CONF 781231; Report; December 1978.
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Thermal storage technologies can contribute significantly to achievement of the goals set forth in the National Energy Act by facilitating the shift from scarce petroleum base fuels to more abundant energy sources such as coal and nuclear and by reducing total national energy use.
1. The Low Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (LTTES) Program managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory--the objective is the development of sensible and latent heat technologies for application temperatures under 250°C.
2. The High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (HTTES) Program managed by NASA Lewis Research Center--the objective is the development of sensible and latent heat technologies for application temperatures greater than 250°C.
3. The Thermochemical Energy Storage and Transport (TEST) Program managed by Sandia Laboratories, Livermore--the objective is the development of reversible chemical reaction technologies for applications over the full temperature range.
Additionally, Argonne National Laboratory reports directly to DOE headquarters on the use of thermal storage for electric load leveling behind the meter.
Because of the decentralized management and wide variety of projects being funded under the auspices of the Thermal Energy Storage Program, this Annual Contractors Information Exchange Meeting has been organized to give program participants a chance to place their individual project activities in perspective and to give government planners responsible for the commercialization of energy technology an overview of the TES program content. This is the third in the series of annual meetings for this program and this document provides a record of the proceedings. Each of the projects funded over the last fiscal year is described in this document but due to time constraints, only selected presentations were made from the podium.
Thermal storage technologies can contribute significantly to achievement of the goals set forth in the National Energy Act by facilitating the shift from scarce petroleum base fuels to more abundant energy sources such as coal and nuclear and by reducing total national energy use.
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Specifically, thermal storage technologies permit more efficient and economical use of intermittent energy sources and off-peak electrical power for applications in which there is a timing mismatch of energy supply and demand. In addition, thermal storage and transport will allow more extensive use of industrial and utility waste heat to fulfill needs currently provided by primary fuels. In recognition of the energy savings potential of such applications, the Department of Energy has chartered the Division of Energy Storage Systems (STOR) to promote the development of thermal energy storage technologies at the national level. Overall management of the National Thermal Energy Storage Program is centralized in the Chemical and Thermal Storage Branch of STOR, while the day-to-day project management and implementation of DOE policy has been delegated to the national laboratories. Under the direction of C. J. Swet at DOE headquarters, the Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Program has been divided into the following subprogram elements:1. The Low Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (LTTES) Program managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory--the objective is the development of sensible and latent heat technologies for application temperatures under 250°C.
2. The High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (HTTES) Program managed by NASA Lewis Research Center--the objective is the development of sensible and latent heat technologies for application temperatures greater than 250°C.
3. The Thermochemical Energy Storage and Transport (TEST) Program managed by Sandia Laboratories, Livermore--the objective is the development of reversible chemical reaction technologies for applications over the full temperature range.
Additionally, Argonne National Laboratory reports directly to DOE headquarters on the use of thermal storage for electric load leveling behind the meter.
Because of the decentralized management and wide variety of projects being funded under the auspices of the Thermal Energy Storage Program, this Annual Contractors Information Exchange Meeting has been organized to give program participants a chance to place their individual project activities in perspective and to give government planners responsible for the commercialization of energy technology an overview of the TES program content. This is the third in the series of annual meetings for this program and this document provides a record of the proceedings. Each of the projects funded over the last fiscal year is described in this document but due to time constraints, only selected presentations were made from the podium.
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