NIGHTCOOL: Deployment of FREECOOL+ for night cooling strategies in Africa

NIGHTCOOL：部署 FREECOOL 以实施非洲夜间制冷策略

• 批准号: 10105520
• 金额: $ 29.28万
• 依托单位: FREE RUNNING BUILDINGS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Demonstrator
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10105520
• 关键词: NIGHTCOOL; Deployment; FREECOOL+; night; cooling

The primacy of developing and accelerating the delivery of Net Zero solutions in Africa is underscored by the alarming impact of climate change in countries such as Kenya. In addition to temperature rises, increased floods, droughts and storms have dealt harsh socio-economic consequences in both urban and rural areas. Whilst Africa's 4% contribution to global warming(1.45 billion tonnes) is low in comparison to other nations, the existing warm-climate means that it is poorly suited to cope with the consequences of climate change, already experiencing intense fallouts of environmentally damaging carbon emissions.To temper the effects of climate change by supporting Africa to transition to Net Zero solutions, the development of innovative passive technology is necessitated. This project targets the cooling industry, traditionally dominated by AC usage, responsible for approximately a quarter of Kenya's GHG emissions. In alignment with the Kenyan Government's plans to cut carbon emissions by 32% by 2030\. and the National Action Cooling Plan, focus is on the development and expansion of a passive air-cooling technology that can entirely replace, or significantly reduce, the rising demand (in response to temperature increases) for energy-intensive air-conditioning. FREECOOL+ is based on patented technology, first developed under an Energy Catalyst Grant and trialled in north-west Kenya. The system, which has been specifically designed as a lower-cost alternative to the parent product (FREECOOL), to meet the needs of the African market, entails a roof mounted wind tower, heat pipes and a cold sink to continually cool the incoming air, providing fresh air supply and cool environments by up to 15 °C.This project will further the development, testing and demonstration of FREECOOL+ to accelerate uptake and widespread roll-out, particularly focussed on night-time cooling. The system will be trialled in a variety of real-world settings (including accommodation blocks/offices/healthcare facilities) in both urban and rural areas. Independent verification from the BRE indicated that FREECOOL+ has capability to achieve sufficient air-cooling at night-time, without support from any mechanical ventilation. Furthermore, working in tandem with AC units, FREECOOL+ can dramatically reduce power-demands, lowering carbon emissions and mitigating pressure on over-stretched power-grids.This is a high-impact, disruptive technology proposal, that presents a viable conduit to cut/lowering Kenya's carbon emissions; appealing to African markets as a low-cost, effective solution.Project leaders will be Free Running Buildings, an SME with extensive experience and expertise in passive ventilation technology, in partnership with the University of Sheffield and Enso Ventures in Kenya.

肯尼亚等国家的气候变化的令人震惊的影响使非洲发展和加速零净解决方案的交付的首要地位削弱了。除了温度升高外，地板，干旱和风暴的增加还会在城市和粗糙地区造成Harmsh社会经济后果。 Whilst Africa's 4% contribution to global warming(1.45 billion tonnes) is low in comparison to other nations, the existing warm-climate means That it is poorly suited to cope with the consequences of climate change, already experienced intense fallouts of environmentally damaging carbon emissions.To temper the effects of climate change by supporting Africa to transition to Net Zero solutions, the development of innovative passive technology is necessary.该项目针对的是冷却行业，传统上以AC使用为主，造成了肯尼亚的温室气体排放量的大约四分之一。与肯尼亚政府计划到2030年将碳排放量减少32％的计划保持一致。而且，国家行动冷却计划，重点是被动空气冷却技术的开发和扩展，该技术可以完全替代或大大减少能源密集型空调的需求不断上升（响应温度升高）。 Freecool+基于获得专利技术，最初是根据能源催化剂赠款开发的，并在肯尼亚西北部进行了试用。 The system, which has been specifically designed as a lower-cost alternative to the parent product (FREECOOL), to meet the needs of the African market, entails a roof mounted wind tower, heat pipes and a cold sink to continuously cool the incoming air, providing fresh air supply and cool environments by up to 15 °C.This project will further the development, testing and demonstration of FREECOOL+ to accelerate uptake and widthspread roll-out, particularly Focused on夜间冷却。该系统将在城市和粗糙地区的各种现实世界中（包括住宿/办公室/医疗设施）进行试用。 BRE的独立验证表明，FreeCool+在夜间无需任何机械通气的支持下才能实现足够的空气冷却。此外，FreeCool+与AC单元串联工作，可以大大降低功率，降低碳排放量并减轻对过度固定的功率网络的压力。这是一种高影响力，破坏性的技术建议，它构成了一个可行的旋转渠道，可以降低/降低肯尼亚的碳排放量；与谢菲尔德大学和肯尼亚大学的ENSO Ventures合作，向非洲市场看来是一种低成本，有效的解决方案。