"Snow / Ice" Storage Medium of Natural Cold Thermal Energy

Cyanobacteria in the Cryosphere: Snow, Ice and Extreme Cold

This chapter explores the occurrence and dominance of cyanobacteria in some of the harshest environments on earth, the cryosphere, where extreme cold and the near absence of liquid water provide severe constraints on growth and survival. They are present in ice-based ecosystems including snow, glacier ice, lake ice and ice-shelves, and sometimes achieve remarkably high biomass concentrations. C...

Short term thermal energy storage

2014 The present paper reviews the problem of short term thermal energy storage for low temperature solar heating applications. The techniques of sensible and latent heat storage are discussed, with particular emphasis on the latter. Requirements for hot water storage subsystems are provided and the importance of stratification in hot water storage tanks is described. Concerning latent heat sto...

Thermal Storage Technology Assessment An introductory assessment of thermal storage in residential cold climate construction

Energy efficiency in a building complex through seasonal storage of thermal energy in a confined aquifer

Confined aquifers are formations surrounded by impermeable layers called cap rocks and bed rocks. These aquifers are suitable for the seasonal storage of thermal energy. A confined aquifer was designed to meet the cooling and heating energy needs of a residential building complex located in Tehran, Iran. The annual cooling and heating energy needs of the buildings were estimated to be 8.7...

Cost-benefit analysis of using cold thermal energy storage systems in building applications

This study attempts to predict the potential cost savings of employing ice thermal storage (ITS) systems in the office buildings cooling application in Malaysia over the next 20 years. During the past decades, huge amount of daytime peak power has been shifted to the off-peak hours by using cool thermal energy storage (CTES) systems around the world. However, the contribution of CTES systems in...