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 ...

Solar panels are a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and power your home with cleaner energy. But for those living in hotter climates who frequently use air conditioning, can solar panels ...

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 ...

Researchers in the United Arab Emirates have developed a way to use compressed air storage to store solar power and provide additional cooling. They claim their prototype could compete with ...

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 ...

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Dear Action Line: What is the mathematics on "topping off your air conditioner with Freon?" This costs more and more each year and lasts only a few weeks. - J.C., Tulsa. "Let's clear the air on this - ...

In brief: It's a sad truth that the world is getting hotter. In addition to all the environmental issues climate change brings, it means that people have to deal with the biological dangers of rising ...