K. Max Zhang’s Energy and Environment Research Laboratory is passionate about abating air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change. (Photo Credit: Dave Burbank)

Energy and the Environment, Inextricable

Cornell Research
Sep 30, 2019 · 6 min read

by Jackie Swift

“There is no way to separate energy from the environment,” says K. Max Zhang, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. “Here’s an example of what I mean: An apartment building in New York City has its heating system converted from a steam boiler running on diesel fuel to electric, air-source heat pumps. That change causes an energy system impact. You reduce…

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