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In building cooling, the demand for cooling surges during specific times, stressing air-conditioner operation, and additional cooling is often wasted during low-demand periods. Water-phase change material (W-PCM)-based thermal energy storage (TES) allows for load shifting and effective management of peak demand by storing cooling energy when the demand is low. This stored energy can be deployed during peak hours, decreasing energy usage and associated CO emissions. However, the use of W-PCMs was hindered by phase separation, slow energy transfer, and high supercooling degree (SCD). We synthesized coconut shell (CNS)-produced activated carbon (ACC) to use as a thermal enhancer in W-PCMs for the first time. First, ACC was synthesized from CNS via steam activation. Then, transmission electron microscopy was used to confirm the pore morphology of the CNS-ACC. The synthesis of the W-PCM with various weight percentages (0.1, 0.6, and 1.2) of CNS-ACC was accomplished in two steps. Zeta potential distribution analysis revealed that the W-PCM with CNS-ACC exhibited colloidal stability. Thermal conductivity (TC) and thermogram analyses revealed that a dose of 1.2 wt% CNS-ACC enhanced liquid and solid TC by 9% and 22%, respectively, despite a 6% and 8% decrease in specific heat and latent heat. More specifically, solidification assessment in a spherical enclosure revealed 100% suppression of SCD with 1.2 wt% CNS-ACC. As a result of this and the enhanced TC, the overall solidification process was accelerated, reducing the overall duration by 18.5%. Thus, the combination of CNS-derived ACC and W-PCM for TES in building cooling could reduce energy consumption and associated CO emissions.
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