Sodium nitrate plays a crucial role in the field of energy storage, especially in the molten salt energy storage systems of concentrated solar power. It is usually mixed with potassium nitrate in a specific ratio (such as 60% sodium nitrate and 40% potassium nitrate) to form a binary molten salt (such as SolarSalt), which serves as a heat storage medium. It takes advantage of its high heat capacity and stability to achieve large-scale and long-duration energy storage.Sodium nitrate plays a crucial role in the field of energy storage, especially in the molten salt energy storage systems of concentrated solar power. It is usually mixed with potassium nitrate in a specific ratio (such as 60% sodium nitrate and 40% potassium nitrate) to form a binary molten salt (such as SolarSalt), which serves as a heat storage medium. It takes advantage of its high heat capacity and stability to achieve large-scale and long-duration energy storage.
Main Applications:
Thermal Power Generation with Energy Storage: In solar thermal projects, molten salt absorbs and stores solar heat, which can be released for power generation when there is no sunlight, providing a stable power output.
Other Emerging Fields: Molten salt energy storage technology is expanding into industrial heating and the flexibility transformation of thermal power generation.
