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Cool your home with zero electricity costs!

Just Have a Think 12:43

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Solar cooling sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it could become a household phrase in a sustainable future, especially in off grid regions and developing nations because, if done properly, it could reduce your home temperature by almost 10 degrees Celsius (19 F) with no electrical input at all. Now a team at MIT has developed the most efficient system yet.

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Research links

IEA - The future of Cooling
https://www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-cooling

MIT article summary
https://news.mit.edu/2022/passive-cooling-off-grid-0920

MIT Paper
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(22)00362-9


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