This paper presents a review of solid particles size effect on thermocline storage performance for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) storage systems. After an overview on the different process to store thermal energy we found that a particle size of 2cm diameter is better to achieve a good sensible heat storage performance within a system call dual-medium thermocline (DMT). The thermal storage potentiality of different sands from Burkina Faso have been carry out to look at the possibility to make a filler material with 2cm diameter. However, two different sands (mining dune and river sand) properties have been assessed. The density of the two samples is more than 2650kg.𝑚−3 with low mass losses at 700 ℃ without any agglomeration at 900 ℃ and 1000℃. This indicates that the mining sand samples from Bobo Dioulasso and Dune sand from Sahel region in Burkina (Oursi) have the potentials to be used to develop an effective thermal energy storage material or to store thermal energy at high temperature.

Dual medium thermocline thermalstability Concentrated Solar Power Storageeffectiveness Sand