Sunday, March 28, 2021

Cooling homes without warming the planet

Recommendable! Are you ready for a more energy-efficient air conditioner? We need more energy supply like nuclear power!

"As incomes in developing countries continue to rise, demand for air conditioners is expected to triple by 2050. ... Air conditioning is currently responsible for almost 20 percent of electricity use in buildings around the world. ...
“The thing about air conditioning is the basic technology hasn't changed much since it was invented 100 years ago,” ...
a class of highly porous materials called metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, that passively pull moisture from the air as the machine works. ...
MOF’s intriguing properties come from their large internal surface area [like activated carbon] and the ability to finely tune the size of the tiny chambers that run through them. ...
Transaera’s MOFs passively collect moisture as air enters the system. The machine’s waste heat is then used to dry the MOF material for continuous reuse. ..."

Cooling homes without warming the planet | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology The startup Transaera is using a class of materials, advanced by MIT Professor Mircea Dinca for over a decade, to create a more energy-efficient air conditioner.

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