Sustainable cooling techniques are being tested in hotels in India

Sustainable cooling techniques testing Sustainable cooling techniques – Hotel cooling improvements that are both sustainable and cost-effective can significantly reduce food waste. Cooling contributes to climate change by increasing demand for energy, which is still largely supplied from fossil fuels, as well as refrigerant leakage, which has a significantly higher global warming potential than CO2 emissions.... Read More

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Sustainable cooling techniques testing

Sustainable cooling techniques – Hotel cooling improvements that are both sustainable and cost-effective can significantly reduce food waste.

Cooling contributes to climate change by increasing demand for energy, which is still largely supplied from fossil fuels, as well as refrigerant leakage, which has a significantly higher global warming potential than CO2 emissions. Heat waves, population expansion, urbanisation, and a burgeoning middle class, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), are anticipated to double by 2030 and quadruple by 2100 if allowed unchecked.

Sustainable cooling techniques reduce food loss, poverty

Although India is one of the world’s fastest-growing cooling markets, traditional air-conditioning, refrigeration, and other cooling applications are expensive, energy-intensive, and contribute 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Efficient, inexpensive, and long-lasting cooling can aid in poverty alleviation, food loss reduction, health improvement, energy demand management, and climate change mitigation. This strategy has the ability to progress the Paris Climate Agreement’s international goals, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

By reducing food loss through refrigeration and food cold chains, about 1 billion people who are malnourished might be fed. There is financial potential in bringing sustainable cooling solutions to the market, as well as cost-saving opportunities by installing efficient cooling equipment in commercial and industrial facilities.

Paharpur Cooling Towers, IOTomation Ecotech, Green Efficient Solutions, Desiccant Rotors International, and Zenatix Solutions, all from India, and Elgressy Engineering Services, from Israel, are among the selected innovators. Over the next 12-18 months, they will test their innovative space-cooling solutions at seven Taj hotels, with funding from a pool of up to $500,000 in total award cash.

The UK Government’s International Climate Finance (ICF) funds the IFC’s TechEmerge Sustainable Cooling Innovation Programme, which pairs global innovators with leading companies in emerging markets to accelerate the adoption of solutions that make cooling more affordable and energy-efficient while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India, remarked, “Congratulations to Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and its innovation partners for pioneering more cheap and efficient cooling technologies.” “This is a critical step in reducing emissions and implementing the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact.” “Sustainable cooling is not a luxury, but a need for managing energy demand and fair energy access,” says Wendy Werner, IFC’s India Country Head.

While addressing the clear and present threat of climate change, it has far-reaching effects on health and economic development. IFC promotes private sector innovation to pave the way for scalable and cutting-edge cooling solutions, increasing climate action and resilience across India and the region, through programmes like TechEmerge.”

In addition to funding, the TechEmerge Programme offers to advise services throughout field testing to assist innovators in reducing financial and operational risks, lowering adoption risks for local businesses, and facilitating market entry and technology transfer. IHCL and innovators may elect to form business collaborations if the pilots are successful.