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ArticleNature communications2026

Global application of radiative cooling in grain storage.

Xing-Ni Chen, Keqiao Li, Wen-Han Wang, Yu Tu, Yue Fei, Jinbei Wang, Gang Pei, Rui Li, Baoling Huang, Chongjia Lin and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Xing-Ni Chen *Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
Keqiao Li *HKUST Shenzhen-HongKong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen, PR China.
Wen-Han WangDepartment of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
Yu TuZhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.
Yue FeiDepartment of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
Jinbei WangChongqing Azure Era Energy-saving Technology Co. Ltd, Chongqing, PR China.
Gang PeiDepartment of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China.
Rui LiChongqing Azure Era Energy-saving Technology Co. Ltd, Chongqing, PR China.
Baoling HuangHKUST Shenzhen-HongKong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-5371
Chongjia LinHKUST Shenzhen-HongKong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen, PR China. justinlin@scut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5332-1869
Bin XuDepartment of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China. binxu@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2694-5267

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) NO. 52130601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maintaining lower temperature is critical for the grain storage. Radiative cooling is a promising passive cooling technology, however, its global applicability for grain storage remains underexplored. Herein, we explore the effectiveness of radiative cooling material applied to granary roofs across ten climates, covering cities essential for grain production, trade or shortages. We demonstrate that radiative cooling technology reduces the temperature of grain, and prolongs its safe storage duration, especially in high solar radiation regions with severe grain safety challenges. Radiative cooling material significantly improves compliance with various storage standards, reducing the maximum overheating degree hours of low-temperature storage standard below 400 °C·h. Under air-conditioning temperature of 16 and 20 °C, radiative cooling granary declines annual energy consumption by 5.7-24.2 and 2.3-24.8 kWh·m

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