Supermarket Coolers Use Formula One Racing Technology to Reduce Energy Loss
A company known for speeding Formula 1 race cars around a track, is slowing the spin on electric moters, saving money and reducing the carbon footprint of supermarkets.
Williams Advanced Engineering, the innovation division of Williams F1, adapted a design by Aerofoil Energy that uses simple plastic strips — and the complicated physics of fluid dynamics — to throttle down the cold air escaping from refrigerated aisles in grocery stores.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/supermarkets-using-racing-technology-to-slow-down-climate-change-save-cash/
Williams Advanced Engineering, the innovation division of Williams F1, adapted a design by Aerofoil Energy that uses simple plastic strips — and the complicated physics of fluid dynamics — to throttle down the cold air escaping from refrigerated aisles in grocery stores.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/supermarkets-using-racing-technology-to-slow-down-climate-change-save-cash/