Abstract: Described herein is a system for thermal management of a component, such as a battery for an electric vehicle. The system comprises an electrical component and one or more panels thermally coupled to the electrical component. Each panel comprises a plurality of passages for conveying a working fluid around the panel. The one or more panels are arranged to form a hermetically sealed system such that the working fluid is configured to communicate heat energy around the sealed system. The system further comprises a heat exchanger mechanism in thermal communication with at least one of the plurality of panels so as to communicate heat energy to and/or from the electrical component via the plurality of panels.

Abstract: Refrigerative shelving arrangement comprising a heat-absorbing shelf (10) formed from a panel having first and second main faces containing plural passages (50) for conveying a working fluid in both liquid and gaseous states around an interior portion of the shelf (10); and a condenser (35) in fluid communication with the heat-absorbing shelf (10), wherein the heat-absorbing shelf (10) and the condenser (35) form a hermetically sealed system configured to allow the working fluid to circulate between the heat-absorbing shelf (10) and the condenser (35) without a compressor.

Abstract: An energy generation system comprises: (i) a first system comprising an electrical generator for converting at least a portion of solar energy into electrical energy; and (ii) a second system, in thermal contact with said first system by means of a device for transferring heat energy from said first system to said second system. The second system comprises a device for converting at least a portion of heat energy from said second system, into electrical energy.