A team of researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory developed a magnetocaloric heat pump that matches current vapor-compression heat pumps for weight, cost, and ...

Following 15+ years of research on calorics materials by its founder, Barocal has patented solid-state cooling and heating platform technology designed to replace century-old vapour-compression ...

The cold chain is an essential system of temperature-controlled logistics that ensures the quality and safety of perishable goods. Refrigeration technologies in the chain, which mostly use ...

It is widely believed that heat pumps are a key technology for heat decarbonisation to reach the net zero greenhouse gas emission target by 2050, but their uptake has not been as fast as expected so ...

An international research team has investigated how thermoelectric subcooling may be integrated into propane heat pumps to reduce power consumption in the vapor compression system. Their work showed ...

Vapor compression cycles are predominantly used in air-conditioning, heat pump and refrigeration equipment. A good understanding of transient behaviors of vapor compression systems is critical to ...

Freiburg-based start-up Qurie GmbH, a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM, is developing a solid-state heat pump that operates without conventional ...