We also installed roof jacks (to hold up the solar array) and then a new composite shingle roof. Finally, in July, we put in a whole-house cooling fan and whole-house heat-recirculating system (as ...

Researchers have developed an innovative self-adjusting shading system inspired by a surprising natural feature: pine cones. ...

The team leveraged this principle to develop a dual cooling and power strategy, generating clean energy through a solar cell ...

The water desorption-driven endothermic reaction (WD-ER) cooling system can absorb heat from solar radiation and desorb ... significantly lower than that of natural air cooling (51–56 C).

The team created the mortar by replacing a portion of natural sand with a mixture of silica aerogel particles and shredded ...

As solar deployment accelerates in markets where high ambient temperatures are the norm, researchers across the globe continue to experiment with new approaches to cooling PV modules. A cost-efficient ...

The SCHP system is also connected to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC ... In the first one, solar collectors combined with natural gas supply the thermal energy for the CHP ...

Solar technologies can deliver heat, cooling, natural lighting, electricity, and fuels for a host of applications. Solar technologies convert sunlight into electrical energy either through ...