Challenges and opportunities for passive thermoregulation

N Guo, C Shi, N Warren… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The unsustainable nature of energy‐intensive and environmentally unfriendly traditional air
conditioning systems, compacted with recent climate change effects, show an urgent need …

Advances in radiative sky cooling based on the promising electrospinning

T Han, Z Zhou, Y Du, W Wang, C Wang, X Yang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Radiative sky cooling has been extensively studied as a passive cooling technology with the
advantages of no-pollution and great energy-saving potential. The development of high …

Smart temperature-adaptive thermal regulation textiles integrating passive radiative cooling and reversible heat storage

Y Peng, J Dong, Y Gu, Y Zhang, J Long, S Park, T Liu… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Passive radiative cooling (PRC) textiles have garnered significant interest in next-generation
wearable technology. However, current PRC textiles often fail to regulate temperature …

A mechanical–optical coupling design on solar and thermal radiation modulation for thermoregulation

N Guo, C Shi, BW Sheldon, H Yan… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) and selective solar absorption (SSA) represent
sustainable alternatives to conventional air conditioning, offering energy-efficient thermal …

Experimental and numerical investigation of the effects of passive radiative cooling-based cool roof on building energy consumption

W Zhang, D Jiao, B Zhao, G Pei - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Passive radiative cooling is an energy-efficient method that reduces indoor temperature and
cooling load in buildings, thus contributing to significant energy savings. This study …

Toward improved optical transparency of silica nanofibrous aerogels

M Huang, Y Zhao, GH Tang, Q Sun, M Yang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Silica aerogel, renowned for its low thermal conductivity and high optical transparency, is
widely used as a transparent insulating material. However, its inherent fragility significantly …

Boosting self-powered wearable thermoelectric generator with solar absorber and radiative cooler

S Zhang, Z Liu, Z Wu, Z Yao, W Zhang, Y Zhang… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The electrical output of wearable thermoelectric generators (wTEGs) has traditionally been
constrained by small temperature differentials when powering microelectronics. In this study …

Durable hybrid metamaterial with hierarchically porous structure for efficient passive daytime radiative cooling

L Li, Q Zhang, G Liu, R Shi, H Zhao, Y Zang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Passive daytime radiative cooling, which strongly emits heat while minimally absorbing
sunlight, constitutes a promising strategy to address the energy density mismatch between …

All-day continuous power generation: Integrating radiative cooling with semi-transparent photovoltaic cells filtered concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator …

P Lai, X Han, X Chen, J Huang - Solar Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the electrical performance of a hybrid semi-transparent photovoltaic
cells filtered concentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator system with radiative …

An innovative solar still design integrated with radiative cooling for sustainable, passive, all-day freshwater harvesting: A comprehensive study

H Aghakhani, M Saffar-Avval… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates the application of radiative cooling, a cutting-edge approach gaining
significant attention, to enhance condensation efficiency in solar stills, addressing the …