从能源、火用、环境影响、可持续性和经济性的角度对热能储存系统进行了研究。本文以一个说明性的例子来描述和强调通过工商业污水附加费在能源使用、污染水平和环境影响方面可能实现的减少。与传统的能量分析相比，使用火用分析对TES系统的效率和性能进行评估的重要性得到了证明。结果表明，在满足社会对各部门更高效、环保、可持续和经济的能源使用偏好方面，有效的工商业污水排放系统可以发挥重要作用，并且似乎是解决能源供应和需求之间经常出现的错配的适当技术。 单位:SICitation:ASHRAE Transactions，第114卷，pt。2008年1月1日，纽约

Thermal energy storage (TES) systems are examined from the perspectives of energy, exergy, environmental impact, sustainability and economics. Reductions possible through TES in energy use and both pollution levels and environmental impact are described and highlighted with an illustrative example. The importance of using exergy analysis to obtain more realistic and meaningful assessments than the conventional energy analysis of the efficiency and performance of TES systems is demonstrated. The results indicate that exergetically efficient TES can play a significant role in meeting society's preferences for more efficient, environmentally benign, sustainable and economic energy use in various sectors, and appears to be an appropriate technology for addressing the mismatches that often occur between the times of energy supply and demand.Units: SI