New Refrigeration Technology may significantly reduce energy use.
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At launch meeting held at U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames Laboratory, scientists and engineers of CaloriCool™ materials research consortium began planning necessary steps for improving energy efficiency of refrigeration technology by 20%–30% within 10 years. Intent on using caloric materials for cooling, those scientists and engineers face challenging questions regarding clean energy manufacturing.
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New Refrigeration Technology Could Substantially Cut Energy Use
AMES, Iowa -- At a launch meeting held last week at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, the scientists and engineers of CaloriCool™, a materials research consortium, began making the to-do list for an ambitious goal: improving the energy-efficiency of refrigeration technology by 20 to 30 percent within a decade through the use of caloric materials for cooling.
As part of the Administration's goal to accelerate the production of advanced energy materials while reducing production time and cost, the scientists developing CaloriCool™ and other novel advanced materials are facing some of the most challenging questions in clean energy manufacturing today.
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