Solar power collection systems characterized by using a collimated or otherwise concentrated beam of solar radiation to directly heat a porcelain or other high-heat capacity ceramic heating element by contact with an absorption surface on the element, which element in turn heats a thermal storage medium by conduction, methods of using the systems for collecting solar energy, and applications of the systems are disclosed.

Solar power collection systems characterized by using a collimated or otherwise concentrated beam of solar radiation to directly heat a porcelain or other high-heat capacity ceramic heating element by contact with an absorption surface on the element, which element in turn heats a thermal storage medium by conduction, methods of using the systems for collecting solar energy, and applications of the systems are disclosed.

Packaging with a safety opening, for containing products with restricted access. The packaging comprises an outer casing (4) with an outer body (5) equipped with a front portion with a front opening (6), a container (1) with a container body (3) with a front portion and which is intended to contain a product (2), the container (1) being slidable within the housing (4) through the opening (6) and at least one elongated protrusion (7) protruding from the container body (3) in the front portion of the container body (3). The casing (4) comprises, in correspondence with each protrusion (7), a recess (8) in the front portion of the outer body (5) in order to house the corresponding protrusion (7). In the closed position, each protrusion (7) does not protrude from the recess (8) thereof or from the outer body (5).

A power system includes a first solar power assembly that includes a first working fluid fluidly coupled to one or more components of an industrial process; a second solar power assembly that includes a second working fluid fluidly coupled to an electrical power generation system that is electrically coupled to the one or more components of the industrial process; and a heat recovery system that includes a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes an inlet fluidly coupled to at least one of the one or more components of the industrial process to receive waste heat from the at least one of the one or more components of the industrial process, and an outlet fluidly coupled to at least another of the one or more components of the industrial process to supply the waste heat to the at least another of the one or more components of the industrial process.

A power system includes a first solar power assembly that includes a first working fluid fluidly coupled to one or more components of an industrial process; a second solar power assembly that includes a second working fluid fluidly coupled to an electrical power generation system that is electrically coupled to the one or more components of the industrial process; and a heat recovery system that includes a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes an inlet fluidly coupled to at least one of the one or more components of the industrial process to receive waste heat from the at least one of the one or more components of the industrial process, and an outlet fluidly coupled to at least another of the one or more components of the industrial process to supply the waste heat to the at least another of the one or more components of the industrial process.

The present disclosure discloses a wind-solar reactor system and a working method thereof. The wind-solar reactor system comprises a nuclear reactor system, a wind power generation system, a solar power storage system and a balance energy system, wherein the nuclear reactor system uses an integrated small modular reactor design, the solar power storage system uses a tower-type solar power storage system design, and a hydrogen production system uses a copper-chlorine cycle hydrogen production technology. A reactor keeps rated full-power operation, generated electricity is adjusted and distributed through a power controller, most of the electricity is used for smoothing the fluctuation of wind power generation, and the excess electricity is used for hydrogen storage of the hydrogen system. Solar power is used for heating saturated steam generated by the reactor into superheated steam through a heater, and then the superheated steam enters a high-pressure cylinder to do work by expansion.

A method of pumping a heat transfer fluid in a thermal energy storage system comprising a first thermal energy storage tank connected to a second thermal energy storage tank via a bi-directional flow member. The first and second thermal energy storage tanks are associated with a pressure vessel system comprising a first and second pressure vessel each pressure vessel being partially fillable with an actuating liquid, wherein, the method for pumping comprises: displacing the actuating liquid from the first pressure vessel to the second pressure vessel, thereby creating a pressure difference in the first thermal energy storage tank with respect to the second thermal energy storage tank, and therein displacing the heat transfer fluid via the bi-directional flow member.

The invention proposes a method and a device (10) for thermal-electrochemical energy storage and energy provision. The device (110) comprises: at least one thermal energy store (118), wherein the thermal energy store (118) comprises at least one heat transport medium (121) and at least one storage medium (119) selected from the group consisting of an electromagnetic storage medium, a thermal storage medium; at least one heating device (134), wherein the heating device (134) is designed to receive the heat transport medium (121) from the thermal energy store (118), to heat this medium and return it to the thermal energy store (118); at least one electrochemical cell (146), wherein the electrochemical cell (146) comprises at least one gas chamber (148), wherein the electrochemical cell (146) further comprises at least one first electrode (150) and at least one second electrode (152): wherein the second electrode (152) is designed as a 3-phase electrode (154), wherein the 3-phase electrode (154) has at least one first phase boundary (156) to the gas chamber (148) and at least one second phase boundary (158) to the electrochemical storage medium (119); wherein the electrochemical cell (146) is designed to electrochemically react the electrochemical storage medium (119); and at east one container (160), wherein the container (160) is designed to receive a supply on the heat transport medium (119), wherein the container (160) is further designed to receive the thermal storage medium (119) from the thermal energy store (118).

An eco-smart panel is described comprising a a solar thermal panel, a phase change material, a metal foil layer, and a structural frame constructed of materials including wood studs, gypsum, or fiberglass-reinforced concrete. The materials may be variously configured to create modular systems for fabricating buildings or structures. Eco-smart panels may be utilized to create buildings or structure with enhanced energy efficiency, increased fire resistance, increased flood resistance, and decreased construction cost and time.

An eco-smart panel is described comprising a a solar thermal panel, a phase change material, a metal foil layer, and a structural frame constructed of materials including wood studs, gypsum, or fiberglass-reinforced concrete. The materials may be variously configured to create modular systems for fabricating buildings or structures. Eco-smart panels may be utilized to create buildings or structure with enhanced energy efficiency, increased fire resistance, increased flood resistance, and decreased construction cost and time.