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March 4, 2026EnergiesOpen Access

Molten-Salt-Based Thermal Storage for Thermal Power Plant Peaking

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ZYZhiyuan YanRTRui TanFMFanxing Meng

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Investigates enhancing power plant efficiency with molten salt thermal energy storage, suggesting improved load management.

Key Points

  • The research aims to evaluate how molten salt thermal energy storage can enhance the performance of coal-fired power units.
  • Integrated a molten salt TES system into a 330 MW coal-fired power unit.
  • Modeled heat storage and release schemes using EBSILON Professional software.
  • Analyzed turbine performance, coal consumption, heat rate, and exergy losses under varying load conditions.
  • Coupling TES with thermal units decouples heat and power generation.
  • Enables deep peak-shaving operations while maintaining system efficiency.
  • Demonstrated feasibility for improving load-following capability and reducing fuel consumption.

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Yan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cd7ed48f933b5eed9f15https://doi.org/10.3390/en19051246
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