Olaf Adan
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RESEARCH AREA
My research focusses on understanding the physics of transport and phase changes in complex permeable media as to better engineer materials for a sustainable society, including materials for energy storage and technological porous materials.
RECENT RESULTS
The supply of sustainable solar and wind energy is unreliable. Sometimes there is excess supply, and sometimes there is too little to meet demand – which is growing quickly. Storing energy when there is more than enough supply is a solution, but until recently the technology to do so was very inefficient.
In the summer of 2019 we announced an innovative heat battery developed jointly by TNO and the TU/e. This heat battery is efficient, compact, loss-free, affordable, and widely applicable, and ready for the market.
PHD SUPERVISION
- Ruben Nicasy (Topsector HTSM)
- Martina Laura Cotti (EU H2020)
- Michaela Eberbach (NWO)
- Natalia Mazur (NWO)
- Jelle Houben (Topsector TKI)
- Anja Herrmann (NWO)
- Joey Aarts (NWO) • Shuwai Wang (MMIP)
- Tim Raemaekers (Industry)
- Vacancy (Topsector Energy)
TOP PUBLICATIONS
- Donkers, P. A. J., Sögütoglu, L. C., Huinink, H. P., Fischer, H. R. & Adan, O. C. G., “A review of salt hydrates for seasonal heat storage in domestic applications”, In: Applied Energy. 199, C, p. 45-68, 2017
- Sögütoglu, L., Steiger, M., Houben, J., Biemans, D., Fischer, H. R., Donkers, P., Huinink, H. & Adan, O. “Understanding the hydration process of salts: the impact of a nucleation barrier”, In: Crystal Growth and Design. 19, 4, p. 2279-2288 10, 2019
- Sögütoglu, L. C., Donkers, P. A. J., Fischer, H. R., Huinink, H. P. & Adan, O. C. G., “In-depth investigation of thermochemical performance in a heat battery: Cyclic analysis of K2CO3, MgCl2 and Na2S”, In: Applied Energy. 215, p. 159-173 15, 2018
LINKS
The compact heat battery for storing energy in the home
There is currently a strong need for a compact and affordable heat battery for storing heat in homes. TNO is working on a range of technologies to make this happen. In Eindhoven, for example, a team is... Read more
Cellcius | compact, loss-free and cheap
Read moreThermochemical Materials for long-term loss free heat storage
The program line for Thermochemical Materials develops stabile, cheap and safe TCM’s to be used in thermochemical heat storage devices for domestic applications. These devices can store heat over a long... Read more
Heat battery for the home
Global demand for energy from the industrialised, fossil fuel-based economy continues to grow. This is at a time when enormous progress is being made in the development and use of new energy sources and... Read more