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A two layer system for heat energy capture and storage with an upper or lower layer for heat extracting and the other layer for heat transfer. Either layer can function as a phase change material. Heat stored is conducted externally of the system and can be used directly in a converting system, i.e., heat to mechanical or electrical energy or transferred as heat for further applications