THRIVE project explores new developments for adsorbtion heat pumps

Funded in 2014, the 4-year project THRIVE was launched by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to investigate adsorption heat pumps and to develop a system powered by waste heat. Adsorption heat pumps rely on the use of adsorbent materials like silica gel, a substance said to be able to adsorb 40% of its own weight in moisture from its surroundings.