Coming in April: IEA SHC Solar Academy on Compact Thermal Energy Storage Materials: Better Material Characterization and Determination of Material Degradation Mechanisms
On 01 and 03 April, ISES is happy to welcome IEA SHC to hold a webinar as part of the IEA SHC Solar Academy series on the topic of Compact Thermal Energy Storage Materials: Better Material Characterization and Determination of Material Degradation Mechanisms.
Compact thermal energy storage technologies can be applied in cases where specific storage temperatures are desired or where a limited volume is available. The materials that provide compact storage are phase change materials or thermochemical materials. Within Task 67 of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling programme, further work has been done on materials development, materials characterisation, state of charge determination, and component development. In this webinar, the activities and results of the work will be highlighted, and specific attention will be paid to the materials characterization subtask and the materials performance degradation subtask.
Speakers:
- Wim van Helden, AEE INTEC (Austria): Compact Thermal Energy Storage: Advances in Materials and Performance Insights from IEA SHC Task 67
- Daniel Lager, AIT (Austria): Compact thermal energy storage materials characterisation techniques
- Christoph Rathgeber, ZAE Bayern (Germany): How to determine and categorise materials performance degradation
- Moderator: Bärbel Epp, Solrico
ISES and the IEA SHC Solar Academy are happy to announce that this webinar will be held twice, first on 01 April at 2 PM GMT/UTC and again on 03 April at 6 AM GMT/UTC to accommodate our global audience, especially from Australia and Asia.