Evercloak’s graphene oxide composite membranes dehumidify air prior to cooling; cutting energy expenditure by up to an expected 50 per cent. Source: Evercloak.
Evercloak, a startup based in Kitchener, Ont., has received $1.1 million CAD in federal funding from Natural Resources Canada and $1.5 million USD in funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) toward the development of its membrane-based HVAC system.
This new technology uses graphene oxide composite membranes designed to allow water molecules to pass through while keeping air out to dehumidify air prior to cooling. Deployment of this technology would create increased energy efficiency across HVAC systems with minimal infrastructure changes.
Evercloak anticipates that successful use of its membrane-based HVAC system is expected to cut air conditioning and dehumidification’s energy expenditure by up to 50 per cent while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Federal funding from the Canadian government will be received through Natural Resource Canada’s Energy Innovation Program, while funding through NYSERDA is being made available through its NextGen Buildings Innovation Challenges program. As part of the latter program, Evercloak will demonstrate its system’s capabilities in a New York City building.
Evercloak is an advanced material innovation spin-out company from the University of Waterloo. The company is a past winner of the NRCan Breakthrough Energy Solutions Canada program, which includes seed funding to accelerate technology development in the energy solutions sector.
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