NEW ICE AGE | WOG BEIJING 2022
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, and in China, the 2022 Beijing Olympics and Paralympic Games will use natural carbon dioxide (CO) cooling systems at four of its sporting competitions and ice training venues.
Many people associate C0₂ with global warming, unaware that Co₂ can actually help reduce pollution. Beijing will use the COU as a cooler on four of its Olympic ice rinks. Compared to HFC previously used, CO₂ is the most acceptable alternative available. HFCs deplete the ozone layer and can have a much greater impact on global warming than CO₂. Liquid CO₂ absorbs heat as it evaporates and cools much more efficiently than HFC.
"ICE RIBBON" - National Speed Skating Center is one of four places in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which uses this cooling technology. It will help reduce pollution, heat waste and energy consumption. Any heat waste for cooling will be used to heat the stadium and water. This amount of carbon reduction will be equal to the planting of 1.2 million seedlings. This is the first time that a CO₂ cooling system has been used at the WOG, and in China in general. CO₂ cooling is one of the broader impacts of the Beijing 2022 Olympics on pollution reduction and offering an alternative solution for a sustainable future.
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