This is known as “passive solar heating,” but the concept pertains just as well to keeping a dwelling cool (or, at least, comfortable). There’s a renewed interest in passive solar heating.

Frustration with these "active solar" systems led to a different approach: "passive solar heating." Rather than relying on complex controls, pumps and fans, passive solar systems operate without ...

What Is Passive Solar? According to environmentalist Aidan Charron: “Passive solar refers to the use of natural sunlight to heat and light your home without using solar panels or arrays or ...

This second floor room takes advantage of the passive solar heat of the morning sun. ANA VENEGAS Fresno Custom Publications Photo When Chris Senior was in college in the ’70s, he was convinced ...

There are two types of passive solar water heaters: the integral collector-storage passive systems, which simply allows the sun to heat the water, at which point it flows into the household, and ...

Passive solar heating is one way to reduce reliance on fossil fuels like natural gas and heating oil to warm homes. Rempel set out to quantify just how much of this solar energy is available for ...

Passive solar is pretty simple: The solar part is obvious…it refers to the Sun. The passive part means it works without any mechanical devices, added energy inputs or efforts from the occupants.

Its passive design allows the warming solar energy to strike a stationary high-mass wall inside the south-facing glass. The heated air then circulates naturally throughout the house.

Malaysian researchers have proposed a new passive technology for solar module cooling based on fin heat sinks. The tech ensures lower PV system payback times and reduces operating module ...