Abstract Industry is one of the leading energy consumers with a global share of 37%. Fossil fuels are used to meet more then 80% of this demand. The sun’s heat can be exploited in most industrial processes to replace fossil fuels. Integration of a thermal energy storage system is a requisite for sustainability in solar heat for industries. Currently there are only 741 solar heat industrial plants operating with an overall collector area of 662,648 m2 (567 MWth) that cover very small share of total global capacity. This is only the tip of the iceberg- there is a huge potential that is eager to be exploited. The challenges of increasing cost-effective solar heat applications are development of thermal energy storage systems and materials that can deliver this energy at feasible economic value. Sensible thermal energy storage, which is the oldest and most developed, has recently gained interest due to demand for increased sustainability in energy use. This paper attempts to review these latest trends in sensible thermal energy storage systems and materials that are used in solar industrial applications with a special focus on sustainability. The aim is to provide information for further research and development that shall make solar heat a cost-effective method to meet the increasing energy demand of the industrial sector.

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回顾工业太阳能应用和可持续性方面的显热储能

摘要 工业是领先的能源消费者之一，占全球份额的 37%。化石燃料用于满足超过 80% 的需求。大多数工业过程都可以利用太阳的热量来替代化石燃料。热能储存系统的集成是工业太阳能热可持续性的必要条件。目前只有 741 座太阳能热工厂在运行，集热器总面积为 662,648 平方米（567 MWth），占全球总容量的很小一部分。这只是冰山一角 - 有一个巨大的潜力需要被开发。增加具有成本效益的太阳能热应用的挑战是开发能够以可行的经济价值提供这种能量的热能储存系统和材料。显热储能，这是最古老和最发达的，由于对提高能源使用可持续性的需求，最近引起了人们的兴趣。本文试图回顾这些用于太阳能工业应用的显热储能系统和材料的最新趋势，特别关注可持续性。目的是为进一步的研究和开发提供信息，使太阳能热成为满足工业部门日益增长的能源需求的具有成本效益的方法。