The ever-growing consumption of energy to cool indoor spaces calls for more efficient, environmentally friendly and grid-flexible alternatives to vapour compression. Now, researchers demonstrate electrochemical refrigeration based on the thermogalvanic effect that could potentially address these needs.
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Engelbrecht, K., Pryds, N. Cool redox reactions. Nat Energy 7, 304–305 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-00998-8
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