US Electric motor design and software company ECM PCB Stator Tech is a South by Southwest (SXSW) Innovation Awards finalist in the Climate Change category for its PrintStator platform.
As Rochester city leaders set the ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and 100% by 2050, the challenge is now how to follow through.
A Google search for terms like “furnace” or “heat pump” will yield information on how the system works and its efficiency, plus side-by-side comparisons and, if applicable, available financial incentives that can defray the consumer’s costs.
The home now has a 3.9 kW solar array that offsets nearly 100% of the System M and grid power supplied from the clean-sourced ConEd program — meaning that the house has zero emission heating, cooling, and hot water.
The change comes as the industry anticipates accelerated adoption of CO2 refrigeration technology being driven by food retail businesses pledging sustainability targets and needing to comply with environmental regulations.