Heat is the most common form of energy either in final or intermediate forms, with the latter
enabling energy conversion to other useful forms. Heat is primarily sourced from fossil fuels …

Thermal energy storage (TES) is an advanced technology that could address the energy
supply-demand balance in building air conditioning systems. TES is also important in view …

Sorption technologies, which are considered mainly for solar cooling and heat pumping
before, have gained a lot of interests for heat storage of solar energy in recent years, due to …

Thermal energy storage and conversion aims to improve the high inefficiency of the
industrial processes and renewable energy systems (supply versus demand). Chemical …

Heat pipes are very flexible systems with regard to effective thermal control. They can easily
be implemented as heat exchangers inside sorption and vapour-compression heat pumps …

Actual national and international energy strategies generally encourage the use of
renewable energy sources. Thermal energy storage (TES) offers various opportunities in the …

The history of adsorption cycles and the basic cycle are briefly described. The major
refrigerants used are water, methanol, and ammonia.'Physical'adsorbents include zeolites …

Heat-powered solid–gas sorption refrigeration technology has been regarded as one of the
effective methods for reutilization of low-grade thermal energy such as industrial waste heat …

Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) based on the use of hydrated salts holds great
promise for building space heating and domestic hot water production. However, it faces …

The brief review of innovative materials for adsorptive pumping and storage of low
temperature heat as well as current trends in this field showed their great potential. To …