In the early 1940s, the American engineer George O. G. Lôf (1913-2009) decided to revolutionise the approach to solar heating by replacing the water-based systems that were favoured at the time, but which were
Mária Telkes (1900 – 1995) is an American chemist and biophysicist of Hungarian origin, best known for her invention of the solar distiller and the first solar heating system designed for homes. She also
Due to its geography and its climatic diversity, Colombia is the country of South America with the highest energy potential. Solar energy is no exception. Here is the heating of the cafeteria of the former
The Jean Pain method consists in using the energy of the biomass contained in a compost. In 1969, when he settled in Haute Provence as a forest ranger, Jean Pain decided to gather the
The first commercial solar water heater was patented in 1891 by Clarence Kemp. It consisted in putting metal-reservoir under sunlight in order to accumulate and keep the heat. Kemp developed his business and found a
The solar heating wall is a passive solar building design. A wall is built on the winter sun side of a building with a glass external layer and a high heat capacity internal layer
The Guimet museum of Asian Arts -located in Paris- includes in its collection a painting from Hokusai Katsushika (1760 – 1849) made of colorful inks and depicting two lovers laying down under a comforter.
