Their quantum-inspired thermal emitter showed an impressive efficiency of 60 percent, and the researchers claim that they can further improve this using new material.
“If our approach could lead to an increase in efficiency from 2% to 5% in such systems, that would represent a significant boost for missions that rely on efficient power generation in extreme environments,” Naik explained.
Hopefully, the new thermal emitter will make thermal energy storage highly scalable and help boost the adoption of renewable energy on a large scale.