Refroidissement passifvignette|Dissipateur thermique à ailettes doté d'une fixation du dissipateur thermique par clip en Z. Un système de refroidissement passif est une installation de refroidissement d'un bâtiment ne consommant pas d'énergie. Rafraîchissement par ventilation (le puits thermique est l'air), système le plus communément utilisé. Rafraîchissement géothermique (le puits thermique est le terrain). Rafraîchissement par évaporation ((le puits thermique est l'eau). Rafraîchissement radiatif (le puits thermique est le ciel nocturne).
Climatisation à l'eau naturellement froideLa CENF, Climatisation à l'Eau Naturellement Froide, (en anglais Sea-water air conditioning SWAC ou encore DWSC, Deep water source cooling) est une forme de climatisation de l'air qui utilise une source renouvelable d'eau froide située à proximité.
Classification de KöppenLa classification de Köppen est une classification des climats fondée sur les précipitations et les températures. C'est le botaniste Wladimir Peter Köppen qui l'a inventée en 1900 en combinant la carte mondiale de la végétation publiée en 1866 par Hermann Griesbach et la division du climat en cinq zones par de Candolle. C'est la plus courante des classifications climatiques dans sa version présentée par en 1961. Un très grand nombre d'études climatiques et de publications ont adopté une des versions de ce système.
100% renewable energy100% renewable energy means getting all energy from renewable resources. The endeavor to use 100% renewable energy for electricity, heating, cooling and transport is motivated by climate change, pollution and other environmental issues, as well as economic and energy security concerns. Shifting the total global primary energy supply to renewable sources requires a transition of the energy system, since most of today's energy is derived from non-renewable fossil fuels.
Variable renewable energyVariable renewable energy (VRE) or intermittent renewable energy sources (IRES) are renewable energy sources that are not dispatchable due to their fluctuating nature, such as wind power and solar power, as opposed to controllable renewable energy sources, such as dammed hydroelectricity or biomass, or relatively constant sources, such as geothermal power. The use of small amounts of intermittent power has little effect on grid operations. Using larger amounts of intermittent power may require upgrades or even a redesign of the grid infrastructure.
Chauffage, ventilation et climatisationthumb|Un système de refroidissement. Le chauffage, ventilation et climatisation (en abrégé CVC), équivalent en France de l'anglais (en abrégé HVAC, diffusé mondialement) est un ensemble de domaines techniques regroupant les corps d'état traitant du confort aéraulique. Ce qualificatif s'applique à tous types de bâtiments (habitat, tertiaire, industriel) et de véhicules. Il regroupe les spécialités et spécialistes du chauffage, de la ventilation et de la climatisation.
Énergie aérothermiqueAn air source heat pump (ASHP) is a type of heat pump that can absorb heat from outside a structure and release it inside using the same vapor-compression refrigeration process and much the same equipment as air conditioners but used in the opposite direction. Unlike an air conditioning unit, most ASHPs are reversible and are able to either warm or cool buildings and in some cases also provide domestic hot water. In a typical setting, an ASHP can gain 4 kWh thermal energy from 1 kWh electric energy.
Renewable energy commercializationRenewable energy commercialization involves the deployment of three generations of renewable energy technologies dating back more than 100 years. First-generation technologies, which are already mature and economically competitive, include biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal power and heat. Second-generation technologies are market-ready and are being deployed at the present time; they include solar heating, photovoltaics, wind power, solar thermal power stations, and modern forms of bioenergy.
Energy developmentEnergy development is the field of activities focused on obtaining sources of energy from natural resources. These activities include the production of renewable, nuclear, and fossil fuel derived sources of energy, and for the recovery and reuse of energy that would otherwise be wasted. Energy conservation and efficiency measures reduce the demand for energy development, and can have benefits to society with improvements to environmental issues.
Passive daytime radiative coolingPassive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is a renewable cooling method proposed as a solution to global warming of enhancing terrestrial heat flow to outer space through the installation of thermally-emissive surfaces on Earth that require zero energy consumption or pollution. Because all materials in nature absorb more heat during the day than at night, PDRC surfaces are designed to be high in solar reflectance (to minimize heat gain) and strong in longwave infrared (LWIR) thermal radiation heat transfer through the atmosphere's infrared window (8–13 μm) to cool temperatures during the daytime.
