# Ambient heat: Overview

The free warmth around us, waiting for a heat pump

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ambient/overview/

What this tile covers Low-temperature heat held in air, ground and water, mostly from the Sun.

#### Key facts

| **Origin** | Indirect solar |
|---|---|
| **Renewable** | Yes |

#### Included from the reference tables

- Ambient heat

#### Also in Solar-derived flows
[Sun Sunlight](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_sunlight/)[Wd Wind](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_wind/)[H2O Water cycle](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_hydro/)[Wv Ocean waves](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_waves/)[Oc Ocean currents](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_currents/)[OT Ocean thermal gradient](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ocean_thermal/)[Sal Salinity gradient](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_salinity/)[Bm Biomass](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_biomass/)[Mu Muscle power](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_muscle/)

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 More on this tile in the tabs above: how energy resides, abundance, fluctuation in time, across the earth, impact on nature.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ambient/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ambient/correlation/index.md)
- [How energy resides](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ambient/resides/index.md)
- [Abundance](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ambient/abundance/index.md)
- [Fluctuation in time](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ambient/time/index.md)
- [Across the Earth](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ambient/geography/index.md)
- [Impact on nature](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ambient/nature/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_ambient/links/index.md)