Energy consumption is experiencing a continuous rise, despite the increased tangibility of
(anthropogenic) global climate change. Households worldwide are responsible for about …

This work discusses the novel application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC)
in the transport sector as well as portable applications. This kind of fuel cell produces a …

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

In recent years, storage of thermal energy has become a very important topic in many
engineering applications and has been the subject of a great deal of research activity. This …

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

Solid sorption refrigeration is a type of environmental benign and energy saving technology
and the sorbents utilized can be divided into physical, chemical and composite sorbents …

This paper presents the achievements gained in solid sorption refrigeration prototypes since
the end of the l970s, when interest in sorption systems was renewed. The applications …

Adsorption refrigeration technology has established enhanced significance in last three
decades, due to its noiseless, non-corrosive and environment friendly operation by the …

In this communication a family of new working materials, so called selective water sorbents,
is presented for sorption air conditioning. These materials are composites “hygroscopic salt …

Chemical heat pumps (CHPs) provide high storage capacity and high heat of reaction as
compared to sensible heat generated by absorption. Investigation of material properties and …