Commercial buildings are installing systems that freeze water overnight when electricity is cheap and then use that stored cold to cool spaces during peak hours. Big savings: one tower in Manhattan carries 500 000 lbs of ice under its floor. It’s working at more than 4 000 sites already.
(c) erin mckenna
(c) erin mckenna

Ice-battery cooling: teknolohiyang bumababa ang bill ng enerhiya ng mga gusali ng ~40%

CBS NEWS

Ilang komersyal na gusali ang gumagamit ng sistema na nagyeyelo ng tubig sa gabi kung mababa ang kuryente at gamit ang malamig na ito sa araw para sa air-conditioning. Sa Manhattan, may gusali na may 500 000 lbs ng yelo sa ilalim ng sahig. Umabot na ito sa mahigit 4 000 na lugar.

Read Full Story

Related Posts

Karamihan sa Nabasa

A recent Carbon Brief study shows China’s carbon dioxide emissions have remained unchanged or declined for 18 straight months, thanks in part to a surge in solar (+240 GW) and wind (+61 GW) capacity and a 5% drop in transport emissions.
Emisyon ng CO₂ ng Tsina, hindi tumataas sa loob ng 18 buwan — pag-aaral
Scientists at TU Wien have developed a non-toxic “deep-eutectic” solvent that separates blended fabrics — like cotton-polyester mixes — within minutes. Cotton stays intact and polyester is recovered almost fully, offering a near-complete recycling method for textiles that were once nearly impossible to reclaim.
Bagong ligtas na solvent, magpapagana sa ganap na pag-recycle ng pinaghalong tela
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil officially created ten new Indigenous territories, including some overlapping Amazon National Park. The move, issued via presidential decree, adds legal protection to lands of groups like the Munduruku and Guarani-Kaiowá during a summit marked by protests.
Itinatag ng Brasil ang 10 bagong lupang katutubo sa gitna ng COP30
Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered a powerful antibody — 04_A06 — that neutralizes around 98.5 % of over 300 tested HIV strains. In lab experiments the antibody reduced viral load to undetectable levels — a major step toward broad-spectrum therapies for prevention and treatment worldwide.
Tagumpay sa Labanan Laban sa HIV: Isang Antibody Lumikha ng Proteksiyon sa Maraming Uri