Conversion and storage of solar energy for cooling

Wenbin Wang; Yusuf Shi; Chenlin Zhang; Renyuan Li; Mengchun Wu; Sifei Zhuo; Sara Aleid; Peng Wang

doi:10.1039/d1ee01688a

Conversion and storage of solar energy for cooling

Wenbin Wang, Yusuf Shi, Chenlin Zhang, Renyuan Li, Mengchun Wu, Sifei Zhuo, Sara Aleid, Peng Wang

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Global cooling demands are increasing rapidly as a result of the increasing trends of heatwaves and the increase of living standards. Meeting essential cooling demands by the impoverished is extremely challenging due to their lack of access to electricity. Herein, we report a passive design with dissolution cooling in combination with solar regeneration for the conversion and storage of solar energy for cooling without electricity consumption. As a proof of concept, cooling was achieved by dissolving a NH4NO3 salt in water and a three dimensional solar regenerator was applied to regenerate the NH4NO3 salt. The cooling power of such a system could reach up to 191 W m-2. Importantly, the passive cooling design separates the dissolution cooling and solute regeneration physically and time-wise, allowing for energy storage and utilization even across seasons. This work shines light on the utilization of solar energy for cooling, especially for off-grid communities. This journal is

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	136-145
Number of pages	10
Journal	Energy and Environmental Science
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ee01688a
Publication status	Published - Jan 2022

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Environmental Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Pollution

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