magnetic refrigerator Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:16:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 General Electric Magnetic Refrigerator 20% More Efficient https://www.greenoptimistic.com/general-electric-magnetic-refrigerator-20-efficient-20140212/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/general-electric-magnetic-refrigerator-20-efficient-20140212/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:16:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45839 It’s an old idea, but General Electric’s advances in magnet technology could lead to a magnetic refrigerator that’s 20% more efficient than today’s refrigerators. Refrigeration technology has come a long way since the ice box. The first compressor-type refrigerators appeared in the 1920s, and advances in insulation and compressor and evaporator technology have led to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/general-electric-magnetic-refrigerator-20-efficient-20140212/feed/ 0 45839 NIST`s First Magnetic Refrigerator: Quieter, More Energy Efficient https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nist-magnetic-refrigerator-20090129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nist-magnetic-refrigerator-20090129/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:26:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1964 As an addition to yesterday's passive, solar powered air conditioning article, I found out today that NIST researchers (in collaboration with Chinese scientists) have a strong word to say in refrigeration technology that could revolutionize the inside components and operating cycle of that electricity guzzling, big, old fridge of yours. Well, ok, it may not be as old as I said, but the idea behind it surely is.

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