Abstract: A hybrid storage absorption refrigeration system and method. The system includes a thermal collector, a condenser, an evaporator, a cold storage tank, an absorber, a weak solution tank, a strong solution tank, a refrigerant storage tank, a refrigerant heat exchanger, and a solution heat exchanger. The method includes providing heat from a thermal collector to produce a refrigerant vapor from strong solution, condensing the refrigerant vapor, producing a refrigeration effect in an evaporator, chilling a cold storage medium in a cold storage tank, combining refrigerant vapor with weak solution in an absorber to produce strong solution, storing weak solution, storing strong solution, storing refrigerant, exchanging heat between hot and cold refrigerants in a refrigerant heat exchanger, and exchanging heat between weak solution and strong solution in a solution heat exchanger.