Air conditioning, refrigeration, and other cooling technologies account for more than 20 percent of today’s global energy consumption, while the refrigerants they use have a global warming potential thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide. In a recent study in the journal Science, a team led by Maryland Engineering Professors Ichiro Takeuchi, Reinhard Radermacher, and Yunho Hwang introduced a high-performance elastocaloric cooling system that could represent the next generation of cooling devices……..The team says it’s possible to improve the performance of its system enough to make the technology commercially viable within several years. A current prototype can produce 200 watts of cooling capacity, enough to power a compact wine fridge, with plans to expand to window units, whole-house cooling systems, and commercial HVACs eventually. Read more.
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MAN Energy Solutions to Supply World’s Largest Air-to-Water Heat Pump for Helsinki’s District Heating
September 16, 2024
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Finland’s capital city to reduce CO2 emissions by 26,000 tons annually with MAN heat pump technology Mega heat pump to harness ambient air and renewable electricity for heat generation MAN Energy Solutions to deliver a 33 MW air-to-water heat pump unit – the world’s largest ever used for a district-heating plant Finnish energy company Helen Oy has commissioned MAN Energy