Global Cooling Prize Finalists Visit CARBSE

CEPT University, one of the four administrating partners of the Global Cooling Prize (GCP), organized a visit of the CARBSE Research Facilities for the finalists of the competition on 18 Nov 2019. The visitors were given a presentation on the GCP testing protocols and the CEPT University followed by a visit to CARBSE Cooling Test Facility and CARBSE Building Energy Efficiency Research facility. The visit was concluded with a Q&A session. GCP is an international innovation competition to develop super-efficient and climate-friendly residential cooling solutions for homes.

Global Cooling Prize, administered by CEPT University along with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Conservation X Labs and Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy, is an international innovation competition to develop super-efficient and climate-friendly residential cooling solutions for homes.

A global coalition led by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India; Rocky Mountain Institute— a leading global research institute; and Mission Innovation — a global initiative of 24 countries and the European Union to accelerate global clean energy innovation — launched the Global Cooling Prize in November 2018. The prize aims to spur development of a radically more efficient, climate-friendly residential cooling solution.

Over 2,100 participant registrations were received from innovators, start-ups, research institutes, universities, and key AC industry manufacturers from 95 countries. Of these, GOI along with RMI announced the eight finalists who will proceed to the next round.

The eight finalists are led by some of the world’s largest AC manufacturers: Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Daikin Air Conditioning India Pvt. Ltd., and Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd; Startups and corporations: S&S Design Startup Solution Pvt. Ltd., Transaera Inc, M2 Thermal Solutions and Kraton Corporation. A new spin-out from University of Cambridge lab., Barocal Ltd also made it to the list of finalists.

The eight selected teams showcased a wide range of technology ideas, from smart, hybrid designs of vapor compression technology; to smart, hybrid designs of evaporative cooling; to solid-state cooling technologies; with application of low or no global warming potential refrigerants. The selected teams were awarded US$200,000 each to develop and transport their prototypes, which will be tested in India in the summer of 2020. The winner of the competition will be announced in November of 2020. 

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