Gizmodo Australia » aircon http://www.gizmodo.com.au the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:39:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Greencore Semi-Solar-Powered Units Use Both the Sun and the Grid http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/greencore_semisolarpowered_units_use_both_the_sun_and_the_grid-2/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/greencore_semisolarpowered_units_use_both_the_sun_and_the_grid-2/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0000 Gizmodo US Edition http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/greencore_semisolarpowered_units_use_both_the_sun_and_the_grid-2.html AC manufacturer Greencore has come up with a long-awaited solution to the inherent problem in solar-powered air conditioning units–solar panels are still not efficient enough to power the energy-gobbling machines on their own. The company’s 10200 model uses a single 170-watt solar panel during the day and electricity from the power grid during the night to charge its batteries, leading to massive energy savings even if the solution isn’t 100% solar.


Greencore has three versions of its AC system, a fixed one, a portable one with two batteries and another portable with four batteries. All three run on 24 volts DC and have a cooling capacity of 10,200 BTUs and a heating capacity of 13,400 BTUs. According to the company, McDonalds and the US Navy are already on board with testing the units. [Treehugger]

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