thermal battery

Peter Olsén and Céline Montanari, researchers in the Department of Biocomposites at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, say the new wood composite uses components of lemon and coconuts to both heat and cool homes. (Photo: David Callahan)
A wood composite thermal battery
Peter Olsén and Céline Montanari, researchers in the Department of Biocomposites at KTH Royal Institute
The world’s first working thermal battery holds great promise

Thermal energy could hold the key to cheaper, more sustainable electricity; with South Australian company