The Cool Down
Summary
A research team at Simon Fraser University is turning one of the planet's most overlooked resources — wasted heat — into a new kind of air conditioner and heat pump that runs on hot water, CityNews reported.
The prototype, called the sorption heat transformer and thermal storage system (SORT), is on display at Burnaby City Hall in British Columbia. By channeling hot water and air through the back of the unit, it produces cool air in the summer and warm air in the winter. Unlike conventional AC unis, which rely heavily on electricity from dirty energy sources, SORT taps into district energy systems such as Burnaby's and turns wasted heat into usable energy.
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