Today's Tech News: Notable or Not?

https://futurepowered.beehiiv.com/p/smart-radiator-with-an-integrated-battery "Lancey self-learning system connect to PV panels, optimizing peak/off-peak consumption to reduce  electricity cost... senses air quality, brightness, temperature, and proximity... accesses external weather forecasts and electricity rates... available in France for 2000€" Related: Five reasons to heat your home using infrared fabric https://techxplore.com/news/2024-02-home-infrared-fabric.html

https://www.solarpaces.org/thermochemical-energy-storage-to-deliver-solar-months-later-adds-most-value-to-sandias-gen3-s-co2-cycle-pilot/ "free-falling particle receiver feeding high-temperature particle storage supercritical-CO2 closed Brayton cycle loop... molten salt... multiple options for charging... 1000 °C low oxygen... lower LCOE.. 8 hours electricity every day, year-round... adding thermochemical storage and hydrogen production reactor barely increased costs but added  value expanding storage duration... reduce LCOE 16% <baseline" Related: Researchers achieve mind-blowing breakthrough with new heat-to-energy converter — and it could change electricity https://www.yahoo.com/tech/researchers-achieve-mind-blowing-breakthrough-090000025.html Molten salt energy storage with superior time flexibility https://www.man-es.com/energy-storage/campaigns/mosas Energy stored in thermochemical materials can effectively heat indoor spaces, particularly in humid regions https://ww...

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-05-generation-solar-energy-collectors.html "granite samples store solar heat... Magnesite in soapstone high energy density and stability at high temperatures... When heated to  soapstone samples and the Usagaran granite had no visible cracks temperatures >1800°F.. Additionally, the soapstone was more likely to release its stored heat than the granite. In all, the Craton soapstone had the best performance as a TES, able to absorb, store and transmit heat effectively while maintaining good chemical stability and mechanical strength" Related: New review discusses progress in the design of porous volumetric solar receivers https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-discusses-porous-volumetric-solar.html

https://indianaeconomicdigest.net/Content/Default/All-The-News-Digest/Article/Valparaiso-University-researchers-believe-they-ve-made-a-breakthrough-in-solar-energy/-3/5310/114186 "mirror array concentrate sunlight onto metal oxide rotating sent into reactor turns 1,400°F... working on lowering cost" Related: Revolutionary Clean Energy Solution Promises to Transform Global Power Landscape https://www.airguide.info/revolutionary-clean-energy-solution-promises-to-transform-global-power-landscape/ Scientists Announce: 18-year Solar Energy Storage Now Possible Solar power is rapidly becoming a viable and sustainable energy source. https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/scientists-announce-18-year-solar-energy-storage-now-possible-kpkn