Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE has developed a facade for buildings that absorbs heat from solar radiation and ambient air. It uses that heat as a source for residential heat pumps. The Tabsolar invention ...

PV-thermal energy with heat pumps, aquifer thermal storage in buildings Researchers in the Netherlands have simulated a residential energy system combining PV, solar thermal, and PV-thermal panels ...

“You stand in the sun on a cold winter day, you feel the warmth – put that warmth into water, you have got solar thermal energy,” describes Christophe Williams, co-founder and CEO of Naked Energy. “It ...

Switch to solar with a system built for you. Solar thermal energy is the process of concentrating sunlight to generate heat, which can be used to generate electricity or heat a home, its water supply ...

From a distance, the energy system on top of a college residence hall in Omaha, Nebraska looks like photovoltaic panels. But as you get closer, it becomes clear that this is something different, with ...

In the last year or so, heat pumps have gone from being little known outside of HVAC circles to becoming a key plank in the Inflation Reduction Act. Today’s heat pumps are vastly superior to those ...

Rinnai Director Chris Goggin evaluates the benefits of installing hybrid heating and hot water systems. Hybrid configurations can improve energy costs whilst offering performance that does not inhibit ...

Researchers have developed a solar cell system that uses mirrors to concentrate solar energy. In addition to electricity, it produces heat for a plant that will capture carbon from industrial ...