by Liam Critchley
Scientific research consumes a lot of energy. That’s a fact. From the experimental equipment to the analysis machines, to the need to maintain airflow in a lab, to the general working environment of the lab, a lot of energy is used―especially in academic labs where the research experiment can be performed over long timeframes, sometimes days. This doesn’t include the energy required to create the multitude of chemicals found in a lab. As it stands, research labs are the second largest consumers of energy after data centers.
Academic labs have been pushing for greener solutions and reduced energy consumption over the years. As the impacts of excess energy consumption have become more apparent, alongside the increase in energy costs year on year, the time to act on producing greener labs has never been more urgent.
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