Utilization of underground for solar and waste heat storage
Book chapter, 1981

© 1981 Pergamon Press Ltd Published by Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. The problem of energy storage is of central importance for and improved energy economy. Long term heat storage requires very low construction costs. Many underground storage alternatives can meet these requirements. In the big scale, hot water accumulation in rock chambers and in-ground hot water pools are competitive solutions. Direct storage of heat in soil masses is another alternative. The paper describes some new techniques for underground thermal storage.

Thermal energy

in-ground storage

underground storage

pipe piles

industrial thermal waste

rock chambers

solar heating

clays

rocks

central heating

Author

Ulf Lindblom

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences

Subsurface Space: Environmental Protection Low Cost Storage Energy Savings

509-514

Subject Categories

Mechanical Engineering

DOI

10.1016/B978-1-4832-8421-7.50075-2

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