In the summer, both air conditioning demand and solar energy generation are at their peak — so what happens when you pair the two? As Gavin Harper, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham ...

Summer’s just 2 months away, and what better way to keep cool than with SolCool’s solar-powered air conditioner, the Millenia. Theoretically, it makes sense. Not only will it help cut down your ...

A British research team has investigated the technical feasibility of an air conditioning unit powered exclusively by solar-plus-storage and has found that two 130 Ah batteries charged by two 400 W ...

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With all the emphasis lately on “going green” and energy-efficiency, we love this forward-thinking company and it’s new air conditioner. It’s the Millennia version 4 from SolCool One, a “hybrid” air ...

Chinese air conditioner manufacturer Gree Electric Appliances has launched a photovoltaic DC air conditioner for residential and commercial applications at the SNEC tradeshow in Shanghai, China, this ...

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One of the Vancouver Housing Authority’s oldest buildings, the mixed-income Cougar Creek Apartments in west Hazel Dell, will undergo an estimated $38 million renovation, a figure that includes the ...