phase changing material thermal storage News
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A new way to store thermal energy
Original story at MIT News In large parts of the developing world, people have abundant heat from the sun during the day, but most cooking takes place later in the evening when the sun is down, using fuel — such as wood, brush or dung — that is collected with significant time and effort. Now, a new chemical composite developed by researchers at MIT could provide an alternative. It ...
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Cheap beads offer alternative solar-heating storage
A cheap material that can store heat energy collected from the sun during the day that can be released slowly over night has been developed by researchers in the India. The material based on paraffin wax and stearic acid is described in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology and could help keep homes warm in sunny parts of the world that get very cold ...
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Department of Energy Selects Seven State and Local Governments to Establish `Proving Grounds` for Advanced Building Technologies
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy selected two state energy offices, four local governments, and a State Judicial Council to install and evaluate promising building technologies and systems in commercial and multi-family buildings. DOE expects these installations to significantly improve building energy efficiency, demand ...
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Vesl adds 4 high-performance containment options for PureTemp phase change material
In partnership with Entropy Solutions, Vesl LLC has added four new containment options for PureTemp phase change material. All four – MatVesl, CanVesl, TubeVesl and PackVesl – are designed to transfer thermal energy efficiently in a wide variety of applications, including cold storage, refrigeration, air conditioning, heat recovery and thermal energy storage. MatVesl These ...
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