Location: Cambridge
Number of Placements: 1
Period of Placement: 8 weeks during July to September
Accommodation Arrangements: Barocal does not arrange accommodation. Students are usually able to arrange their own accommodation (e.g., in College) and commute from central Cambridge using either public transport or their own bike.
Profile of the Firm:
Barocal Ltd., founded in 2019, is a spin-out of the University of Cambridge that is pioneering barocaloric technology to satisfy low-carbon heating and cooling requirements and provide a unique efficient solution without greenhouse gases. Our technology exploits materials that display large thermal changes on application and removal of pressure, known as barocaloric materials
The challenge
Heating and cooling represent the largest contribution to energy consumption and the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonising heating and cooling is key to achieving net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. However, existing technologies still rely heavily on the combustion of natural gas to provide heating, and on the compression of volatile greenhouse gases to provide cooling
Our solution
Barocal’s cutting edge technology offers a new horizon for heating and cooling systems by using innovative solid refrigerants that are safe and have zero greenhouse global potential
Projects: Research themes are not yet confirmed. Please get in touch with the Teaching Office if interested in this host and you require more information about the research themes at this stage.
URL for further inforamtion: https://barocal.com/