We’ve talked a bit about Electrolux’s Design Lab 2008 contest already, but we wanted to highlight another finalist with huge potential: the flatshare fridge. While the idea is geared towards helping roommates keep track of their own food in the fridge, Treehugger points out the energy saving benefits of a compartmentalized fridge:
One way to rig it for energy savings is by programming each compartment for only the necessary temperature for the contents placed in that particular compartment and nothing more. Items that don’t need temperatures quite as cold as others could be separated.
Also, by having foods in separate compartments, releasing cold air upon opening it up to grab a snack could be minimized.
Finally, keeping items more tightly packed together to help out with keeping everything cold can reduce the amount of energy needed to run the units. Plus, the concept fridge is made of stackable compartments, so consumers can buy and plug in only the amount of space they need. Very cool.
Very cool indeed!
Treehugger: Compartmentalized Concept Refrigerator Cool Way to Keep Things Cold
Heyhey, that looks pretty like the right fridge for my Dormity-room. :D
Greets Darren
October 1st, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Is running many small A/C compressors really going to contribute to more efficiency than one larger one? Something tells me that this isn’t particularly well thought out.
October 5th, 2008 at 6:34 pm