Solar Polar Limited is developing a highly innovative, modular, low cost solar absorption cooling system, which can provide cooling with no use of electricity, zero running costs and zero carbon emissions, and which has been designed to provide solar cooling at the lowest possible cost per watt. By making solar cooling simple and affordable, Solar Polar’s innovative technology has the potential to transform the provision of air-conditioning and cooling worldwide.
The research identifying that globally there are currently over 120 million air-conditioning units installed each year. Demand for cooling is increasing strongly in many parts of the world and is widely expected to continue to grow as income levels rise, the shift to urban living continues and climate change leads to increasing temperatures.
Governments, the air-conditioning industry, owners and occupiers of buildings and developers of low carbon buildings, however, face a significant problem – whilst demand for cooling is increasing, currently available technology consumes significant amounts of electricity. Growing demand for cooling is therefore set to increase electricity demand very significantly, placing major strains on the electricity infastructure of many cities and increasing carbon emissions substantially.
SME Instument phase one has help Solar Polar develop a testing program to prepare a phase two application to launch the Solar Polar’s technology in Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Malta and the UK. In parallel with this project we intend to work with collaborative partners in India, Mexico and the US to undertake similar performance verification testing, awareness raising, demonstration and training activities.
