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Energy Storage Systems pp 129–161Cite as

Storage of Solar Thermal Energy

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It is estimated that, at the present rate of consumption of (readily available stored energy in) fossil fuels, the world’s fossil fuel reserves may be depleted completely in the next 100 years or so. Engineers and researchers all over the world are in search of new and renewable energy sources. Developing efficient and inexpensive energy storage systems and devices is, however, as important as developing new energy sources.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA

    S. Kakaç

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    E. Paykoç

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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    Birol Kılkısş

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    Sadık Kakaç

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Kakaç, S., Paykoç, E., Yener, Y. (1989). Storage of Solar Thermal Energy. In: Kılkısş, B., Kakaç, S. (eds) Energy Storage Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 167. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2350-8_7

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