thermal storage, definition of

A technology that stores heat, usually from active solar collectors, in an insulated repository for later use in space heating, domestic or process hot water, or to generate electricity.

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• Meet The Line, a sustainable design that looks like a ship
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• ASU’s SHADE House is an Affordable Eco Home for Suburban Living in the Southwest
  SHADE isn't just shelter from the sun - it stands for Solar Homes Adapting of Desert Equilibrium, which is the name of an eco house designed in collaboration between Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico...
• Oxygen Villa Brings Fresh Air into Classic Arabic Architecture
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• Super-Efficient MED in Italy House Takes the Lead at the 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe
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• Jones Studio’s Underground Brick Wine House Is a Spectacular Low-Impact Space for Reds and Whites
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• Google Cools Its New Data Centers In Taiwan with Ice
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