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- ENERGY IDEAS -- AIR CONDITIONING (Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1992)
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- Editor -- Jonathan Kleinman
- Founder, Center for Study of Responsive Law -- Ralph Nader
- Director, Government Purchasing Project -- Eleanor Lewis
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- This issue of "Energy Ideas" continues the discussion of heating,
- ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. In particular,
- this issue considers increasing chiller efficiency, absorption
- cooling systems, thermal energy storage and adjustable speed
- drives. One article covers an emerging technology -- fuel cells.
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- This issue also covers two environmental topics. The first is
- the selection of refrigerants for air conditioning systems. As
- the ozone hole continues to fade away, the selection of safe
- fluids for use as refrigerants in air conditioning systems
- becomes increasingly important. HFCs and absorption cooling
- systems provide the safest alternatives. Also, end users have
- begun to ask what they should do with their fluorescent lights
- after the lights burn out. They contain mercury, a toxic metal,
- and the EPA has not stated whether end users will be held liable
- for disposal of these lights into municipal landfills.
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- The last article of this issue contains a survey. Please take
- the time to answer the survey -- we would like to make this a
- more effective resource for users of e-mail. (please send
- responses to ei (on EcoNet) or ei@igc.apc.org (on InterNet)).
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- To read an article, type <topic number>.<article number>
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. Improving Cooling System Efficiency
- 3. Switching from Electricity to Natural Gas
- 4. Refrigerants: What are the Alternatives ?
- 5. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis: Absorption vs. Vapor-Compression
- 6. Thermal Energy Storage
- 7. Adjustable Speed Drives
- 8. On the Horizon: Fuel Cells
- 9. Lighting Update: Mercury in Fluorescent Bulbs
- 10. Resources
- 11. Survey
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