One-tenth of the world’s energy is used for cooling, a number set to soar as temperatures rise. Air conditioners are lifesavers in hot weather, but they’re guzzlers. Enter AirJoule, aContinue Reading
Sidewalks with no shadiness. Heat radiates upward from asphalt roadways and downward from walls. Hot exhaust billowing from automobiles, trucks, and buses — all of these city-summer annoyances and moreContinue Reading
The cooling services industry (air-conditioning and refrigeration) saw a significant expansion during the twentieth-century industrial revolution in Europe and North America. As developing economies grow, countries such as China, India,Continue Reading
Greenhouse gas emissions from air conditioners are predicted to rise as economic expansion drives efforts to manage both temperature and humidity. according to a study conducted by experts from theContinue Reading
Everything on Earth emits heat in the form of invisible infrared rays that rise skyward. At night, in the absence of mercury-raising daylight, this can chill something enough to produceContinue Reading
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new ultra-white paint that reflects 98.1 percent of sunlight and can keep surfaces up to 19 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their ambient surroundings.Continue Reading
India’s electricity demand is projected to grow at 6 per cent per year between now and 2030, reaching about 2040 trillion watt hour (TWh) of grid-based electricity demand. Talking intoContinue Reading
Approximately 12,000 people die around the world annually due to heatwaves, and as our planet warms, these temperature surges are becoming more intense. The World Health Organization estimates that, by 2050, more than 255,000Continue Reading
