Researchers from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have demonstrated a hybrid system for drying woody biomass that utilizes both solar thermal energy and a heat pump. “We have indeed ...

Solar drying technologies have emerged as a sustainable alternative to conventional energy‐intensive drying methods and are increasingly applied in sectors ranging from agriculture to industrial ...

Solar collectors and absorbers convert solar radiation into thermal energy, playing a crucial role in meeting global heating demands across various sectors.

A group of researchers from MIT World Peace University in India has conducted an extensive review of all direct expansion solar heat pump (DX-SHP) technology for domestic heating applications like ...

Professor Vinod Narayanan, left and team members Aref Aboud, Jesus Gutierrez Plascencia and Erfan Rasouli at the Solar Thermal Energy Enhancement Laboratory in November, 2025. The team has been using ...