Sep

Coolerado H-80 Uses 80% Less Energy

A denver based company, Coolerado Corp, has been announced as the 2009 winner of the UC Davis Western Cooling Challenge. The UC Davis challenge was designed to help manufacturers design better dehumidifiers and for retailers to find information on how to install them.

Coolerado were announced winners after federal tests came back about their entry, the H-80 five ton commercial rooftop cooling system. The tests discovered that the 5 ton rooftop cooling unit actually uses less than half the standard amount of energy needed by a conventional unit.

The test were done at the HVAC Lab at the US Government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the results came as a surprise to many people. The director of the UC Davis challenge, Mark Modera, originally believed that the H-80 unit would only save 40% energy compared to standard units. However, once the results of the tests came back, it was found that the five ton unit uses 80% less power.

The Coolerado H-80, five ton, unit is mainly designed for use on rooftops of small commercial buildings. Just one of the H-80 units can cool around 3000 square feet of floor space, definately alot more than a standard ceiling fans.

No doubt with this announcement, many companies will be looking to buy the new H-80 air conditioner in an attempt to improve their green image. Air conditioners and air filter units is one of the biggest items that environmentalists have problems with because they are generally seen as a luxury. Now that it’s been announced that the H-80 uses 80% less energy, it will become very popular with both companies and customers. Although I suspect many customers don’t really consider what’s keeping the store cool and refreshing.

Despite this good news for the air conditioning business, we might see some more soon. Many other companies have also submitted their cooling units, not just Coolerado, however, the results of these tests have not yet been released. We’ll have to wait to see if any of them beat the H-80.

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