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Tag: performance metric
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AC testing standards ‘inadequate’, says RMI
With the world predicted to soon face the hottest year on record, clean energy not-for-profit the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has highlighted the need for better air conditioning testing standards and performance ratings. According to RMI, today’s testing standards and performance ratings are more aligned with the climate profiles of the global north, which experience […]
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Towards a better performance metric for cooling
Key players behind the Global Cooling Prize have launched a project to establish new performance metrics for air conditioners that will promote the uptake of next-generation technology. The Global Cooling Prize was an innovation competition that offered prizes for developing a room air conditioner with five times less climate impact than a standard model in […]