[FRIAM] new thermal tech

[Gary Schiltz]

Amusing indeed (the PV magazine article). The pump “reportedly
produces 3 kW to 4 kW of heat for every kilowatt of power it
consumes”. Say what?

On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 8:28 AM Roger Critchlow <rec at elf.org> wrote:
>
> I was amused to see an announcement of a thermoacoustic heat pump  the other day:
>
>   https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/02/residential-thermo-acoustic-heat-pump-produces-water-up-to-80-c/
>
> then an ionocaloric refrigerator announcement turns up this morning
>
>   https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2023/01/03/cool-new-method-of-refrigeration/
>
> It seems that you won't recognize your air conditioner in a few years.
>
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