LogOn Air Conditioning 2.0 WEB

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  • LogOn Air Conditioning 2.0 WEB
  • September 13, 2022
  • Content Type Package
  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE (PLAYBOOK SLUG: LogOn Air Conditioning 2.0 (TV, R) HEADLINE: LogOn: Absorbent Powder Could Revolutionize Air Conditioning TEASER: As global temperatures rise, tech firm attempts to transform cooling technology with an extraordinary new material PUBLISHED AT: 9/13/2022 AT 8:40am BYLINE: Matt Dibble CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Somerville, Massachusetts VIDEOGRAPHER: Matt Dibble PRODUCER: Matt Dibble SCRIPT EDITORS: Michelle Quinn, Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Storyblocks, Skype, CSIRO, Tony Boehle, AFP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO _X_ TRT: 1:56 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TV/R EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[As temperatures reach record highs worldwide, air conditioning is becoming more of a necessity. From Somerville, Massachusetts, Matt Dibble has this story of a company hoping to make AC units more efficient.]] ((NARRATOR)) In an overheating world, air conditioning is becoming a necessity for many. It is also part of the problem, however. ((Ross Bonner, Transaera Chief Technology Officer)) “Air conditioning is about 4% of global carbon emissions, and that’s about twice the size of the entire aviation industry.” ((NARRATOR)) Transaera, a startup with roots at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is designing a highly efficient air conditioner using a powder with extraordinary properties. [[For radio: (alternate version of above) Ross Bonner is chief technology officer of Transaera, a startup with roots at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who is designing a highly efficient air conditioner using a powder with extraordinary properties.]] ((Ross Bonner, Transaera Chief Technology Officer)) “Just a couple grams of this material has the same amount of surface area as a football field.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Mandatory Courtesy: CSIRO)) It’s a new class of synthetic nanoparticles called metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, that Mircea Dincă [Said: MEER-cha DEEN-ka] researches in his lab at MIT. [[For radio: He spoke with VOA via Skype.]] ((Mircea Dincă, MIT Professor)) ((Mandatory Courtesy: Skype)) “So what these are, really, are combinations of various metals and organic molecules ((Mandatory Courtesy: Tony Boehle)) that together make a structure such that it literally looks like a sponge.” ((NARRATOR)) The idea is to use MOFs to absorb moisture from the humid air entering the air conditioner. The resulting dry air takes far less energy to cool, says Transaera CEO Sorin Grama. “So this is our air conditioner test chamber, and we measure the energy consumption, temperature, humidity. In the Transaera design, these air conditioners would be coated with the MOF material.” ((Sorin Grama, Transaera CEO)) “We can achieve at least 35% energy efficiency and in some cases 50% more efficient than a conventional air conditioner.” ((NARRATOR)) The number of air conditioning units worldwide is expected to triple by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency. ((NARRATOR)) The race is on to help people cool their homes without warming the planet. ((Matt Dibble for VOA News, Somerville, Massachusetts))
  • Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE (PLAYBOOK SLUG: LogOn Air Conditioning 2.0 (TV, R) HEADLINE: LogOn: Absorbent Powder Could Revolutionize Air Conditioning TEASER: As global temperatures rise, tech firm attempts to transform cooling technology with an extraordinary new material PUBLISHED AT: 9/13/2022 AT 8:40am BYLINE: Matt Dibble CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Somerville, Massachusetts VIDEOGRAPHER: Matt Dibble PRODUCER: Matt Dibble SCRIPT EDITORS: Michelle Quinn, Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Storyblocks, Skype, CSIRO, Tony Boehle, AFP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO _X_ TRT: 1:56 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TV/R EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[As temperatures reach record highs worldwide, air conditioning is becoming more of a necessity. From Somerville, Massachusetts, Matt Dibble has this story of a company hoping to make AC units more efficient.]] ((NARRATOR)) In an overheating world, air conditioning is becoming a necessity for many. It is also part of the problem, however. ((Ross Bonner, Transaera Chief Technology Officer)) “Air conditioning is about 4% of global carbon emissions, and that’s about twice the size of the entire aviation industry.” ((NARRATOR)) Transaera, a startup with roots at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is designing a highly efficient air conditioner using a powder with extraordinary properties. [[For radio: (alternate version of above) Ross Bonner is chief technology officer of Transaera, a startup with roots at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who is designing a highly efficient air conditioner using a powder with extraordinary properties.]] ((Ross Bonner, Transaera Chief Technology Officer)) “Just a couple grams of this material has the same amount of surface area as a football field.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Mandatory Courtesy: CSIRO)) It’s a new class of synthetic nanoparticles called metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, that Mircea Dincă [Said: MEER-cha DEEN-ka] researches in his lab at MIT. [[For radio: He spoke with VOA via Skype.]] ((Mircea Dincă, MIT Professor)) ((Mandatory Courtesy: Skype)) “So what these are, really, are combinations of various metals and organic molecules ((Mandatory Courtesy: Tony Boehle)) that together make a structure such that it literally looks like a sponge.” ((NARRATOR)) The idea is to use MOFs to absorb moisture from the humid air entering the air conditioner. The resulting dry air takes far less energy to cool, says Transaera CEO Sorin Grama. “So this is our air conditioner test chamber, and we measure the energy consumption, temperature, humidity. In the Transaera design, these air conditioners would be coated with the MOF material.” ((Sorin Grama, Transaera CEO)) “We can achieve at least 35% energy efficiency and in some cases 50% more efficient than a conventional air conditioner.” ((NARRATOR)) The number of air conditioning units worldwide is expected to triple by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency. ((NARRATOR)) The race is on to help people cool their homes without warming the planet. ((Matt Dibble for VOA News, Somerville, Massachusetts))
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date September 13, 2022 09:16 EDT
  • Byline Matt Dibble
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America
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