Development of a sustainable solid-state barocaloric cooler

拟议的研究项目旨在开发一种负担得起的节能固态冷却器，该冷却器基于热能材料。改用这种负担得起的高效制冷技术将减少制冷和空调所需的电力消耗，这在低收入和中低收入发展中国家正在迅速增加，并将消除对温室气体的需求。这将缓解迫在眉睫的能源危机，有助于保护环境，并促进大量发展中国家的福利和经济发展，例如允许为易腐烂的食品或疫苗建立广泛的冷链。

The proposed research project is aimed at developing an affordable energy-efficient solid-state cooler that is based on caloric materials. Switching to such affordable efficient cooling technology would reduce the power consumption that is required for refrigeration and air-conditioning, which is rapidly increasing in low-income and lower-middle-income developing countries, and would obviate the need for greenhouse gases. This wouldease the looming energy crisis, help protecting the environment, and promote the welfare and economicdevelopment of a large number of developing countries, for example by permitting setting up widespread coldchains for perishable foodstuffs, or vaccines.