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Radiative cooling: Energy savings from the sky

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Environmental heat sinks beyond local air are available for use with normal air conditioners to increase their efficiency. A study has exploited outer space and the atmosphere as remote sinks… Click to show full abstract

Environmental heat sinks beyond local air are available for use with normal air conditioners to increase their efficiency. A study has exploited outer space and the atmosphere as remote sinks to demonstrate daytime sub-ambient fluid cooling and its application in reducing the energy needed to cool an interior.

Keywords: energy savings; energy; cooling energy; radiative cooling; savings sky

Journal Title: Nature Energy
Year Published: 2017

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