Barocal and our founder, Professor Xavier Moya, were recently featured in an article titled “What’s behind the revolution in heating and cooling? No gas”, published in the Cambridge Alumni Magazine (CAM) on 26 November 2024.
The piece explores how gas-based refrigerant systems continue to dominate global cooling, despite their environmental impact, and highlights the role that Barocal’s systems could play in reducing emissions and improving efficiency.
Prof. Moya outlines the science behind barocaloric materials and explains why replacing conventional refrigerants is both urgent and technically achievable. The article also looks at how solid-state systems like Barocal’s could deliver significant energy savings while avoiding using harmful gases altogether.
It’s a thoughtful and timely piece that puts cooling and heating in the broader context of climate action.
Worth a read!
Read the full article here