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Compiled topic articles — one per cooling technology, organized by what drives the heat pump.

Last updated: 2026-06-19

Contents

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cooling-technologies-overview.mdThe organizing map of all cooling technologies, sorted by what drives the pump.cooling, overview, index2026-06-19
adsorption-cooling.mdThe keystone — solid sorbent + water producing cold from 60–95 °C waste/solar heat.adsorption-cooling, sorption, waste-heat2026-06-19
commercial-adsorption-chillers.mdThe buyable state of the art: vendors (Fahrenheit, InvenSor, Bry-Air), specs, the ~$215M market, and field deployments.adsorption-chiller, commercial, vendors2026-06-19
adsorbent-bed-engineering.mdBed geometry, coatings, metal foam, conductive additives, and 3D-printed TPMS lattices; the heat-vs-mass-transfer tradeoff.adsorbent-bed, tpms, coated-bed2026-06-19
vapor-compression-cooling.mdThe electric-work refrigerant-cycle baseline everything is measured against.vapor-compression, baseline2026-06-19
absorption-cooling.mdThe liquid-sorbent heat-driven cousin of adsorption (LiBr/water, ammonia/water); vendors, solar ammonia, combined cycles.absorption-cooling, lithium-bromide-water, ammonia-water2026-06-19
cooling-technology-alternatives.mdNot-in-kind cooling that bypasses the refrigerant cycle: magnetocaloric, thermoacoustic, thermoelectric, thermionic.not-in-kind-cooling, magnetocaloric, thermoacoustic2026-06-19
solar-thermal.mdCollectors that supply the drive heat; absorber and selective-surface experiments.solar-thermal, collectors, absorber2026-06-19
solar-adsorption-cooling.mdSolar-driven adsorption cooling: intermittent ice makers to two-bed silica-gel/water chillers; field COP/economics across climates.solar-adsorption-cooling, silica-gel-water, collector-sizing2026-06-19
radiative-cooling.mdBlack-body surfaces, façade cooling, CoolSkin, and light-trapping geometry.radiative-cooling, black-body, facade2026-06-19
geothermal.mdGround-source cooling — the earth as a stable heat sink.geothermal, ground-source2026-06-19
heat-pumps.mdAlternative cycles: water (R718), ejector, and electrocaloric frontiers.heat-pump, alternative-cycles2026-06-19
carbon-dioxide-r744.mdCO₂ as a natural working fluid: transcritical CCHP and the activated-carbon/CO₂ pair.carbon-dioxide, r7442026-06-19
desiccant-and-free-cooling.mdAir-side economization (KyotoCooling) and desiccant-driven latent cooling.desiccant, free-cooling2026-06-19
heat-battery-thermal-storage.mdRondo high-temperature thermal storage that firms up intermittent drive heat.heat-battery, thermal-storage2026-06-19
hydronics.mdSource-agnostic hot/chilled-water distribution fabric.hydronics, water-distribution2026-06-19
envelope-and-glazing.mdLoad reduction first: SIPs, double-skin façades, UV-transmitting acrylic.envelope, glazing, load-reduction2026-06-19

Categories

  • heat-driven cooling: adsorption-cooling.md, commercial-adsorption-chillers.md, adsorbent-bed-engineering.md, solar-adsorption-cooling.md, solar-thermal.md, desiccant-and-free-cooling.md, carbon-dioxide-r744.md
  • passive cooling: radiative-cooling.md, geothermal.md, envelope-and-glazing.md
  • heat-driven cooling (absorption): absorption-cooling.md
  • electric-work baseline: vapor-compression-cooling.md, heat-pumps.md
  • not-in-kind / alternative: cooling-technology-alternatives.md
  • supporting infrastructure: heat-battery-thermal-storage.md, hydronics.md
  • navigation: cooling-technologies-overview.md

Recent Changes

  • 2026-06-19: Migrated 12 topic articles from repo-root technologies/ into canonical wiki/topics/.
  • 2026-06-19: Added commercial-adsorption-chillers.md (research pass — adsorption state of the art).
  • 2026-06-19: Added adsorbent-bed-engineering.md (research pass — TPMS beds + composites).
  • 2026-06-19: Added solar-adsorption-cooling.md (compile of local Zotero full-text PDFs).
  • 2026-06-19: Added absorption-cooling.md and cooling-technology-alternatives.md (compile of cooling-theme PDFs).

Absorption Cooling

Adsorbent Bed Engineering — Geometry, Coatings & TPMS

Adsorption Cooling — Cold From Heat

Alternative (Not-in-Kind) Cooling Technologies

Carbon Dioxide (R744) — The Natural Working Fluid

Commercial Adsorption Chillers — Vendors, Specs & Deployments

Cooling Technologies Overview

Desiccant & Air-Side Free Cooling

Envelope & Glazing — Cutting the Load Before the Machine

Geothermal / Ground-Source — The Earth as Heat Sink

Heat Battery — Thermal Storage That Decouples Heat From Time

Heat Pumps — Moving Heat in Both Directions

Hydronics — Water as the Distribution Fabric

Radiative & Black-Body Cooling — Surfaces That Move Heat by Light

Solar Adsorption Cooling

Solar Thermal — Collectors That Drive Cooling

Vapor-Compression Cooling — The Electric Baseline