VHTTES – VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
- Environmental Technology Award 2017by StorasolSTORASOL GmbH was nominated from a large number of applicants for the Baden-Württemberg Environmental Technology Prize 2017 for the high-temperature heat storage tank (HTTES).
- Best Business Ideaby StorasolSTORASOL GmbH wins the award in the category 'Advanced Stage' as 'Best Business Idea'.
The basic engineering has just been completed for the VHTTES (Very High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage) shown in the figure. The storage systems are to be used in a solar power plant and in a thermal battery for storing electricity. The two storage tanks shown are flowed through with 1000 °C hot air and have a usable storage capacity of 10 MWh each.