New coffee mug that leverages PCM properties of temperature control and thermal storage abilities is coming to the market

PCM coffee mug with temperature control

RGEES, LLC is manufacturer of PCM based Cold Chain Refrigerants.
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LavaLunch with Form Stable Phase Change Material

Did you know that hot food is easier to digest? It makes it easier for your body to absorb essential vitamins and nutrients. A hot meal consisting of home-cooked proteins, vegetables, legumes and rice offers a more nutritious option while reducing many of the harmful risks associated with processed cold foods. Elements Accessories Inc. has introduced LavaLunch that is made of a special neoprene-like material. Combined that with their proprietary insulation and a unique a pre-heated LavaRock, LavaLunch can stay hot up to 6 hours!

LavaRock has been custom engineered for the LavaLunch application. It utilizes a proprietary Form Stable Phase Change Material that stores a large quantity of heat to maintain temperature in the range of 120 degree F to 150 degree F. Just place  LavaRock warmer in the microwave for two minutes. Include it in your LavaLunchbox along with your favorite pre-heated foods. That's it, you're ready to go!

All materials used in LavaLunch are BPA-free, Phalate-free, and Non-Toxic. Our LavaRock warmers are made from organic materials. Lava Lunch is a without doubt a modern yet practical solution for a lunch bag that combines clean and simple design. Perfect for bringing a healthy, Hot, lunch from home.   Each Lava Lunch comes with two Lava Rocks to maintain warmth, a side drink pocket and room for utensils. Lava Lunch  is perfect for anyone looking for a stylish way to carry their hot meal on the go. You can buy your LavaLunch directly from the manufacturer Elements Accessories Inc.

Vote for LavalLunch now and be instrumental in securing JPMorgan Chase grant to help roll out "Lava Lunch", the only Hot-Lunchbox, to retailers across the country. 

RGEES, LLC is manufacturer of PCM based Cold Chain Refrigerants.
More info: http://rgees.com/

Better Pizza with Phase Change Materials

After below article was written RGEES started offering special non-leaking PCM packs for hot pizza delivery. 

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or many generations, pizza continues to be one of America’s favorite foods and a staple for many college students and single adults. It is a simple, unpretentious, pragmatic, allinone meal that appeases the youngest to the oldest across all ethnicities. With the ease of delivery, Americans can enjoy pizza anytime, anywhere. So, have you ever ordered a pizza and it was delivered lukewarm with gloppy cheese?

A group of pizza loving, engineering students, while taking Dr. Ravi Gorthala's heat transfer and thermal engineering class at the University of New Haven, devised an experiment using phase change materials for a simple and creative solution to keep pizza warm.

Thermal Energy Storage Market to Reach $3.6 Billion Worldwide by 2020

A recent Yahoo press release highlighted a recent report from Pike Research that forecasts a total revenue from worldwide sales of Thermal Energy Storage (TES) to grow steadily over the remainder of this decade, reaching $3.6 billion by 2020.  Thermal energy storage (TES) is most often used as an effective means of shifting electrical peak load use from daytime peak periods to less expensive periods of the day or at night, saving money, stabilizing load on HVAC equipment, stabilizing load on power plants and increasing overall power generation & distribution system efficiency.

CSP Industry to discuss 2013 challenges in New Delhi this March

CSP Today reported that Leaders of the concentrated solar power industry in India will discuss upcoming challenges as PV competition intensifies. The publication By Beatriz Gonzalez on Jan 7, 2013 highlights the comments from the industry specialists. 

Global Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage market forecast 2012 -2016

Technavio has published a market analysis report "Global Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Market 2012 - 2016" where it's analysts forecast the Global Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage market to grow at a CAGR of 17.25 percent over the period 2012-2016.  Technavio is the syndicated research wing of Infiniti Research, with over 1,800 off-the-shelf reports on niche and upcoming technology markets. 

Temperature control for wine shipping containers

A few wine lovers discussed a serious wine shipping issue in the Wine Cellar Insider forum. One talked about his countless instances when he received wines either cooked in the summer time or frozen in the winter time, even with overnight shipping option. Another agreed that this is a serious concern and because of this the actual taste of wine could be lost.

Unique PCM based technology to enhance efficiency of beverage coolers

A consortium named iCool has been organized in European Union to develop a unique technology that makes effective use of phase changes materials (PCM) within beverage coolers. The aim of this technology is to downsize the cooler's cooling system thereby significantly increasing it's energy efficiency.  

Phase-changing materials in trial to preserve vaccines - SciDev.Net

Phase-changing materials in trial to preserve vaccines - SciDev.Net

RGEES, LLC is manufacturer of PCM based Cold Chain Refrigerants.
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Energy Storage in Commercial Buildings

Commercial Buildings represent a large portion of total energy consumption. Property managers are actively seeking ways of better managing their energy costs through efficiency measures as well as innovative means of optimizing their expenditures under time of use (TOU) electricity rates and other variable pricing structures offered by utility companies.

CSP with Thermal Storage increases Power Value

Pike Reseach reported on Dec 20, 2011 that, an estimated 70% decline in solar PV prices, and an easier permitting regime due to solar PV’s modularity, has contributed to the impression that CSP had missed its window of opportunity, and would be left behind.

Passive building with PCM and tools for analysis

Building energy consumption for it's temperature can be substantially reduced if solar energy is adequately utilized. Due to a strong need to reduce the total thermal energy requirement (both heating and cooling) in buildings, storage of thermal energy has gained prominence. The integration of phase change materials into building can provide a media to store the energy gain from solar radiation during the day and release the stored energy at night. 

Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage

In 2011, Changzhou Sunhome Solar Water Heater Manufacture Co., Ltd. established a solar thermal electrical power storage research & development center in Changzhou science city. The R&D team comprises of 20 members including one Professor, one Doctor, six graduates and twelve undergraduates. The test facilities covering 4000 sq.m consists of high temperature storage tank, large scale molten salt heat exchanger, transmission & control of molten salt. The molten salt storage was studied at a laboratory scale before raising the research facility with a 100ton high temperature molten salt storage tank.

DOE presented opportunities to apply phase change materials

Opportunities to Apply Phase Change Materials to Building Enclosures: November 11, 2011
This webinar, presented by research team Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE), reviewed basic physical characteristics and thermal properties of phase change materials (PCMs) and provided guidance on how to effectively apply PCMs in buildings in the United States. PCMs as building materials components have the potential to achieve significant reductions in space cooling energy consumption and peak cooling loads.

Phase Change Material Trombe Wall

Appalachian State University's The Solar Homestead has taken the second place as on September 30th, 2011 in the Solar Decathlon 2011's communications content!! The Solar Homestead features a phase change material based Trombe Wall.

New Phase Change Material (PCM) Evaporator by Delphi

A Frankfurt press release on September 14, 2011 reported on a new phase change material based evaporator for hybrid vehicles that provides efficient, affordable air conditioning even when the car engine is off. The release stated that Delphi Automotive is developing an air conditioning technology that saves energy without compromising cabin comfort. The product incorporates a Phase Change Material (PCM) in the Evaporator that is expected to keep the cabin of start-stop vehicles cooler longer. The new evaporator is expected to be a direct replacement for the original air-conditioning evaporator. It will lower the cost, will be less complex than an electric air conditioning compressor and is more efficient.

Team enCORE installs savEnrg™ PCM Plenum to store heat generated from the solar thermal hot air collectors

enCORE from OSU will exhibit at Solar Decathlon 2011a unique ability to store heat generated from the solar thermal hot air collectors for extended periods of time. The structures uses a thermal battery which stores 30 hours of hot air at 86 degrees F. The thermal battery is designed using savEnrg™ Phase Change Material (PCM-29P) panels. savEnrg™ Phase Change Materials (PCM) are inorganic salt hydrates with negligible super cooling and sharp phase temperatures that have a capacity to store large amounts of energy as latent heat during their process of phase change. Phase Change Materials are non-toxic, non-combustible and made out of 100% natural, eco-friendly products.

Reseachers at UNNC develop new PCM

Researchers at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China ( UNNC) have developed a new PCM for room climate control that could be applied on wallpaper. This phase change material (PCM) retains and releases heat according to the specific temperature requirements for a building. The researchers claim large thermal energy storage capacity with fast thermal transfer properties than existing materials.

Recent development of PCM based thermal energy storage (TES) materials at the Air Force Research Laboratory

A news article today talked about a paper being published highlighting a unique application for inorganic  hydrated salt PCM. Regenerative thermal energy storage materials like hydrous salts are being highlighted for applications in thermal management of on-flight equipment like lasers and microwaves. 

World’s highest efficiency solar thermal cooling system inaugurated in India today

Government of India Press Information Bureau announced the inauguration of the world's highest efficiency solar thermal cooling system. It stated that " India achieves major breakthrough in solar thermal cooling system technology". The system was inaugurated at the Solar Energy Center in Guragon, Haryana, India by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, The minister of New & Renewable Energy on July 1, 2011.