Evercloak’s ground-breaking HVAC know-how lately acquired one other enhance, with $1.1 million in funding from Pure Assets Canada’s Vitality Innovation Program (EIP).
The EIP funding helps a $1.8M undertaking enabling Evercloak to speed up the event of their membrane-based system, which might lower the vitality required for air con and dehumidification by as much as 50%. Based on the corporate’s founder and CEO, Evelyn Allen, these reductions will probably be essential as international temperatures rise.
“Air con already accounts for 10 p.c of the world’s electrical energy consumption and related greenhouse fuel emissions, and we all know demand goes to triple by 2050,” she says. “Evercloak’s know-how affords an enormous alternative to chop vitality use and curb greenhouse fuel emissions by effectively dehumidifying air previous to cooling.”
Conventional cooling methods chill the air till the water vapour is condensed – a really energy-intensive course of. In distinction, Evercloak’s system makes use of graphene-composite membranes designed to let water molecules go by means of whereas maintaining out the air.
To this point, Evercloak is the one firm on the planet to have achieved the extent of membrane efficiency and scalability required to create commercially viable membrane-based dehumidification methods. This modern resolution can enhance the vitality effectivity of HVAC methods with out important adjustments to infrastructure.
“Evercloak’s dehumidification system is a wonderful instance of how Canadian innovation is enjoying a big position in bringing the nation in the direction of a net-zero financial system by 2050,” says the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Vitality and Pure Assets of Pure Assets Canada. “Firms that put money into clear applied sciences are serving to to decarbonize business, restrict greenhouse fuel emissions, develop greener communities, and make residence heating extra dependable and reasonably priced. I’m happy that NRCan is supporting initiatives that help clear innovation, dependable vitality, and financial development within the Kitchener-Waterloo space.”
About Evercloak
Evercloak is revolutionizing how buildings are cooled. As an award-winning start-up, our goal is to enhance indoor air consolation with out additional warming the planet. Our refrigerant-free dehumidification methods, powered by Evercloak’s graphene-oxide proprietary membrane know-how can enhance constructing cooling effectivity by as much as 50%. Evercloak is actively partnering with HVAC producers to quickly deploy our methods globally. Be part of us in shaping a cooler, greener future. To study extra, please go to https://www.evercloak.com/.