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Will your next car have an A/C compressor?

Energy Efficiency and Technology -- Researchers there claim they've come up with an adsorption-based air conditioning scheme that could eliminate the need for compressors in air conditioners and thus drastically boost fuel mileage.

Even vehicle air conditioning is a candidate for techniques that eliminate the compressor. That is why Sorption Energy in the UK is developing high-efficiency vehicle air-conditioning powered only by waste heat from the engine cooling system. They company says its technology will work well in current vehicles and is expected to work with hybrid electric vehicles incorporating internal combustion engines -- basically, with any kind of vehicle where there's waste heat.

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Submitted Aug 24, 2010 By: NekoSJG

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kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,889 Points:560,435 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2010 3:40:56 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse yes.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,198 Points:245,030 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2010 1:13:49 PM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Yes, it probably will have one.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,198 Points:245,030 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2010 1:13:16 PM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Deleted repeat. [Edited by: gs7101 at 8/26/2010 4:14:59 PM EST]
egd Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:6,053 Points:1,722,715 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 10:22:01 AM Ignore egd Report Abuse like the sound of this, how much heat is needed, I believe supplying heat in Minnesota really changes my winter mileage in my Pruis
jedintheshed Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,587 Points:477,640 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 8:32:07 AM Ignore jedintheshed Report Abuse Gotta have my cool, cool air.
investmentdr Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,795 Points:997,260 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 7:18:13 AM Ignore investmentdr Report Abuse My current car doesn't have one (at least not a working one). Thank you GM.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:4,696 Points:1,654,720 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 5:41:10 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Interesting, even though the title was not posted correctly... "That's cool! Innovative air-conditioning schemes are in the wings"
i4runner Veteran Author Orlando Posts:278 Points:59,910 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 4:31:46 AM Ignore i4runner Report Abuse It is a great idea, but I also would want to see it proven before I got excited about it. When the inside of the car tops 120 degrees I want something that will cool the car fast.
torn8owx Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,313 Points:577,515 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 3:32:09 AM Ignore torn8owx Report Abuse If it's lighter it will help raise mileage. Question is how costly is it?
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:4,235 Points:1,398,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 1:00:54 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse SWAMP COOLER IS FOR VOLKSWAGEN
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:4,235 Points:1,398,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 12:58:28 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse YES !
fuelconscious Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,077 Points:537,795 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 8:26:02 PM Ignore fuelconscious Report Abuse As long as it doesn't reduce the fuel economy on the vehicle then its great.
pgriff1 Champion Author New Orleans Posts:4,287 Points:1,586,185 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 8:08:49 PM Ignore pgriff1 Report Abuse Wonder how much BTU it can handle.
vandamme Champion Author New York Posts:1,018 Points:117,800 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 6:33:29 PM Ignore vandamme Report Abuse "we could so use this in vegas! " Meh, you can use a swamp cooler
HELLRAZOR Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:3,611 Points:621,675 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 6:14:00 PM Ignore HELLRAZOR Report Abuse we could so use this in vegas!
leemun Champion Author Utah Posts:3,024 Points:580,740 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 4:47:55 PM Ignore leemun Report Abuse Sometimes we see real innovation, not the bogus government grant stuff.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,900 Points:1,091,400 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 3:39:42 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse If it works people will buy it. Could be a great savings idea.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:43,325 Points:1,711,355 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 3:37:52 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Adsorption technology is well proven. Venerable old Servel gas refrigerators have worked for decades; so long, in fact, that they're succumbing to corrosion. The bad thing about that is that some of them are kicking out carbon monoxide.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,165 Points:1,365,980 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 2:46:23 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Would really want to check it out before I give up my proven Air. It gets HOT in the South.