Sensible heat thermal energy storage includes graphite, ceramics, silica, and sand, molten salts, concrete, rocks, salt, and water. As of 2023, concrete for sensible heat storage accounted for a marketed power capacity of 400 megawatts, the largest among thermal energy storage systems.
Marketed power capacity of selected thermal energy storage technologies worldwide in 2023, by type
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EASE. (October 9, 2023). Marketed power capacity of selected thermal energy storage technologies worldwide in 2023, by type (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538962/thermal-energy-storage-capacity-globally-by-type/
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EASE. (2023). Marketed power capacity of selected thermal energy storage technologies worldwide in 2023, by type (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538962/thermal-energy-storage-capacity-globally-by-type/
EASE. "Marketed Power Capacity of Selected Thermal Energy Storage Technologies Worldwide in 2023, by Type (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538962/thermal-energy-storage-capacity-globally-by-type/
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