The invention provides cooling apparatus comprising: a solar heat collection means (2); two or more absorption refrigeration modules (1), each module being arranged to receive heat from the heat collection means and to re-circulate refrigerant through an evaporator (16); and means for putting a fluid to be cooled in...

The invention provides cooling apparatus comprising a solar collector (2) for converting radiant energy from the sun into heat, an absorption refrigeration system (1), and a phase-change heat store (10), the refrigeration system being connected to be driven by heat supplied from the heat collector via the heat store...

A solar thermal collector comprises a solar heat collector tube (500) and a Fresnel reflector (1000) film configured to focus incident solar light on the solar heat collector tube (500). A solar thermal collector assembly (1050), a solar thermal collector module, a cooling apparatus, and a solar cooker (800) compris...