air conditioner Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:38:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 DIY Low-tech Air Conditioning System From Terracotta Tubes and Water https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-air-conditioning-terracotta-20171003/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-air-conditioning-terracotta-20171003/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:38:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64575 A New Delhi architect has created a low-tech air conditioner using a material that has been around for millennia. Monish Siripurapu, the founder of Ant Studio has developed a system that uses terracotta tubes and water in order to cool the ambient air. The system was initially created for a factory, however, it may be […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-air-conditioning-terracotta-20171003/feed/ 0 64575 DIY: How To Make an Ice-Powered Air Conditioner in 3 Easy Steps https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-make-ice-air-conditioner-20130716/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-make-ice-air-conditioner-20130716/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:02:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39339 It is a well-known fact that people from the Western part of Europe tend to complain about the weather slightly more than others. But as the long anticipated summer finally arrived to most parts of the continent, the use of air-conditioning systems increased exponentially. Of course, if you are lucky enough to have a fancy […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-to-make-ice-air-conditioner-20130716/feed/ 0 39339 CleanAir: All-In-One Air Conditioner and Cleaner Promises 25% Energy Reduction https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cleanair-air-cleaner-conditioner-20100929/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cleanair-air-cleaner-conditioner-20100929/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:07:47 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=10794 "Every second we pump air into our houses that is too hot, too cold or too moist. And then we spend billions of kilowatts treating that air; cooling it, heating it or dehumidifying it. If we could clean the air, we could recycle air that already has the perfect temperature," explains Matthew Johnson, a professor at the University of Copenhagen, who invented "CleanAir", the device that acts like an all-in-one dehumidifier, cooler, heater, and cleaner.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cleanair-air-cleaner-conditioner-20100929/feed/ 2 10794 DEVap: Innovative Air Conditioner Uses 90% Less Energy to Cool Things Down https://www.greenoptimistic.com/devap-air-conditioner-20100622/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/devap-air-conditioner-20100622/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:01:06 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=8106 DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has combined three classic methods of cooling down the air into one invention that could save 50 to 90 percent of your monthly electricity bill (on air conditioning). The invention is called "DEVap" (Desiccant-Enhanced eVaporative air conditioner).

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