This year, the Gaoling residents in the Chinese city of Xi'an are using the excess heat generated by burning waste to meet the growing demand in winter. Using the surplus heat from waste-to-energy ...

Power savings were up to 39%. An international research team has developed a novel PV-powered heat pump system that uses surplus electricity generation to charge up an underground thermal energy ...

The surplus heat generated by nuclear reactors can be stored using TES, subsequently fuelling diverse applications such as district heating, industrial processes, or water desalination.

It would carry hot water, returning it to the heat source where it is recharged and recirculated. A report to the council said surplus heat at the site "is used to warm office and administrative ...

He added that the scheme would make use of 'surplus heat' that would otherwise go to waste, from sources such as the London Underground.