Some thermal storage media are familiar to most of us, but what about gravel? Or lake water? See how those can work in the right environments, and tuck this away as a general refresher on thermal ...

The Japanese conglomerate and the Osaka Metropolitan University are testing an aquifer thermal energy storage system that directly uses 10,000 m3 of groundwater stored at 5 C in a cooling well. It is ...

Today’s chillers offer a wealth of opportunities and also pose some challenges for manufacturers, installers, and end users. Chillers can be used as heat pumps to provide efficient heating as well as ...

A research group from Ireland developed a PVT system consisting of a 170 W photovoltaic panel connected to a water tank placed at the backside of the PV module itself. The PVT module is able to ...

Snug against the backside of a historic downtown Minneapolis building that houses the new McKnight Foundation headquarters, a fenced enclosure guards three stainless-steel thermal energy storage tanks ...