The invention relates to the use of a lamellar
uranium-bearing material intercalated with molecules of an
organic compound, which, thanks to this intercalation, is capable of reversibly and permanently absorbing water molecules, with high
sorption /
desorption kinetics and
high energy density, making it a material of choice for
thermal energy storage by
water sorption. It also relates to a
thermal energy storage process using this material, a
thermal energy storage device for implementing this process, and a new intercalated lamellar
uranium-bearing material. Applications: any field where thermal management needs to be optimized, whether for buildings, industrial structures, or urban heating networks, by recovering thermal energy produced on-site and subsequently redistributing it, according to needs, to that site or any other site.