The following peer-reviewed scientific publications have been published in the frame of the RESTORE project:

2025

Schmieder, L., Jezernik, S., Gatt, S., Steinacher, N., & Winter, F. (2025). Influence of system pressure on gas–solid reactions for thermochemical energy storage in a suspension reactor. Energy Conversion and Management: X, 27, 101179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2025.101179

Schmieder, L., Kuloglija, S., Ilyina-Brunner, K., Jezernik, S., & Winter, F. (2025). Calcium chloride dihydrate as a promising system for seasonal heat storage in a suspension reactor. Applied Thermal Engineering, 258(B), 124557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.124557

Selejan-Ciubancan, A.-D., Galusnyak, S. C., Petrescu, L., & Cormos, C.-C. (2025). Environmental impact assessment of the RESTORE prototype. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 117, 463–468. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET25117078

Selejan-Ciubancan, A.-D., Petrescu, L., Galusnyak, S. C., & Cormos, C.-C. (2025). Environmental assessment of energy storage using the RESTORE concept: Analysis of the Gmunden cement plant. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia, 70(3), 227–241. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2025.3.16

2024

Astolfi, M., Alfani, D., & Giostri, A. (2024). Pareto front analysis for the design and the working fluid selection in ORC-based pumped thermal energy storage technology in both pure electric and cogenerative applications. In 7th International Seminar on ORC Power Systems. https://doi.org/10.12795/9788447227457_33

Alfani, D., Giostri, A., & Astolfi, M. (2024). Working fluid selection and thermodynamic optimization of the novel renewable energy-based RESTORE seasonal storage technology. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 146(10), 101013. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065407

Denner, S., & Haider, M. (2024). Thermodynamic assessment and design calculation of thermochemical energy storage in a suspension reactor. In 19th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. TU Wien.

Schmieder, L., Nigitz, V., Wedl, G., & Winter, F. (2024). Optimizing cycle stability of potassium carbonate as a thermochemical energy storage material in a three-phase suspension reactor. In 16th International Conference on Gas–Liquid and Gas–Liquid–Solid Reactor Engineering. TU Wien.

Wedl, G., Schmieder, L., Fulgente, V., Barabsch, N., Schmidt, L., & Winter, F. (2024). Copper sulfate as thermochemical material in a continuous three-phase stirred tank reactor for thermochemical energy storage. In 16th International Conference on Gas–Liquid and Gas–Liquid–Solid Reactor Engineering. TU Wien.

Wedl, G., Schmieder, L., Hein, C., & Winter, F. (2024). Continuously stirred tank reactor for oil-suspended thermochemical energy storage systems for CuSO₄·5H₂O. Applied Thermal Engineering, 255, 123977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123977

2023

Alfani, D., Giostri, A., & Astolfi, M. (2023, June 26–30). Working fluid selection and thermodynamic optimization of the novel renewable-energy based RESTORE seasonal storage technology. In Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2023: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (Vol. 6). Boston, MA, USA: ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2023-103071