Energy storage on demand: Thermal energy storage development, materials, design, and integration challenges

Climate change along with our insatiable need for energy demand a paradigm shift towards more rational and sustainable use of energy. To drive this transition, the deployment of innovative energy technologies is necessary and required. Thermal energy storage has a prominent role to play in this context as it can help us manage the demand and generation of energy that are currently out of phase. Even though there exist many valuable review contents in the literature addressing various heat storage methods separately, the need for a concise and comprehensive source of information to present related ideas and applications is still sensed. The overall aim of the present review paper after introducing the thermal…