Zero-Energy Cooling, with Martin Zhu

About this episode

The episode discusses innovative passive cooling technology with Martin Zhu, focusing on its applications in reducing energy consumption in air conditioning.

Air conditioning accounts for a significant and growing share of global electricity use. This week, we spoke with Martin Zhu about his clean energy startup i2cool, which uses passive cooling technology inspired by the Saharan silver ant to cool buildings, vehicles, and more. For a transcript, please visit climatebreak.org/zero-energy-cooling-with-martin-zhu/

People in this episode

Guest: Martin Zhu

Topics covered

• clean energy
• passive cooling
• air conditioning
• sustainable technology
• building design

Keywords

• air conditioning
• clean energy
• passive cooling
• i2cool
• Saharan silver ant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: i2cool

Places: Saharan, global

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