Researchers in the U.S. have proposed using underground aquifers as giant natural thermal batteries ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow, so does the number of data centers needed to power it. These facilities run around the clock and generate huge amounts of heat, making cooling one of ...

Aquifer-based geothermal systems, known as aquifer thermal energy storage, could help ease the environmental stress stemming ...

The Kraftblock team at the site of one of their firm's thermal batteries, installed at a ceramics plant. The battery is the white container connected to the building via the chrome pipes. About half ...

As AI and electrification drive demand for reliable clean power, long-duration energy storage is emerging as the next ...

A British-Chinese research group has developed a novel heat pump concept consisting of a heat pump, the PCM tank, and tube solar heat collectors. Intended for demand shifting in space heating and ...

Heat batteries quietly solve a major transition gap, storing surplus renewable electricity as heat. Half of global energy demand is for heating, not power. They are simple, scalable, and far cheaper ...

Can Clusters of Human-Constructed Ponds in the Arizona Desert Save a Threatened Frog? A Pipeline Company Says It Will Protect the Environment in North Carolina. Its Record in Tennessee Says Otherwise.

Ever since Benjamin Franklin’s lightning experiment in the 18th century, civilization has been intrigued by the idea of capturing lightning in a bottle. Over time, however, the idea evolved from ...