Storage of electrical energy is a key technology for future climate-neutral supply with volatile photovoltaic and wind generation. Besides the well-known technologies pumped hydro, power-to-gas-to-power batteries, contribution thermal storage rather unknown. At end 2019 worldwide power generation capacity from molten salt in concentrating solar (CSP) plants was 21 GWhel. This article gives an o...

The molten-salt catalytic conversion of biomass into synthetic fuels is one the promising renewable energy topics 21st century. Mixtures Zn–Na–K//Cl have gained attention, acting as catalytically active heat transfer fluids in process, due to their low costs and principally melting points which effectively lower required operating temperature reactor. Herein, corrosion behavior three candidate ...

The present work reports electrochemical synthesis of MgB6 from molten salts using the precursor consists of LiF-B2O3-MgCl2. An attempt has been made to synthesize metastable phase MgB6 crystal by electrolysis method. DTA/TGA studies were made to determine the eutectic point of the melt and it was found to be around 900°C. The electrolysis was performed at 900°C under argon atmosphere, at curre...