Envelope Thermal Storage Projects for Building Envelope

Below are current building envelope projects related to envelope thermal storage. See also past projects.

Cost-Effective Thermally Activated Building Systems to Support a Power Grid System With High Penetrations of As-Available Renewable Energy Resources

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN; Partner: University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL

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October 6, 2021
Anisotropic Thermal Management for Building Envelopes

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN

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March 4, 2019
Solid State Tunable Thermal Energy Storage for Smart Building Envelopes

Lead Performer: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – Berkeley, CA

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March 5, 2019
Integration of Thermally Anisotropic Building Envelopes with TES and Advanced Controls to Tailor HVAC Loads

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN; partner: MCA Metal Construction Association

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April 5, 2023
Multipurpose Latent Heat Storage System for Building Applications

Lead Performer: University of Massachusetts Lowell – Lowell, MA; Partners: Insolcorp LLC – Albemarle, NC, 3M Company – St. Paul, MN

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March 24, 2021
Packaged Integrated Heat Pump Coupled with a Two-Stream Liquid Desiccant System for Sensible and Latent Energy Storage in Building Envelope

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN; partner(s): Emerson – St. Louis, MO

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April 5, 2023
Wall Embedded Multifunctional Heat Pump with Energy Storage Systems For Grid-Responsive and Weather-Transactive Controls

Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN

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July 9, 2020