Space Conditioning

The Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment (FLCTD) project, implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in collaboration with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is launching the 2018 Innovation challenge in Space Conditioning Vertical. The broad aim of the FLCTD project is to:

Create a community that links researchers to industry partners, small businesses, innovators and end-users to hasten the market transformation curve of energy efficient technologies leading towards sustainability.

Entries are invited to identify the promising innovations in the areas described below, which can be deployed to address technology gaps and increase energy efficiency in these areas. The total award money for FLCTD Innovation Challenge 2018 in the Space Conditioning Vertical is US $200,000.

The Challenge is open for innovations in the following technology areas:

Space Conditioning – Innovations that save energy in air-conditioning for built environments without compromising the user comfort and functionality of the space such as, but not limited to, residential and public buildings, commercial spaces, industries, public/private transport such as railway coaches, buses, ferries and others
Refrigeration – Innovations demonstrating energy savings in refrigeration technologies for domestic/commercial/industrial applications including, but not limited to refrigerators, freezers/deep freezers, water-coolers, milk chillers, Ice-lined refrigerators (ILR), marine and transport refrigeration
Cold-Chain – Focuses on innovative end-to-end cold-chain solutions for storage and transport to preserve and extend the shelf-life of perishable products including agri-produce, dairy products, beverages, sea-food, frozen food, vaccines, pharmaceutical drugs
All innovative solutions should clearly demonstrate the replication potential and opportunities for scale-up, and also the following:
Innovations that result in overall efficiency improvements

Emerging and novel technology applications that reduces energy consumption

Design improvements that reduce energy consumption and overcome application constraints;

Use refrigerants that have zero ODS and low GWP while demonstrating the efficiency benefits;

Fossil fuel reduction in applications or integration of renewable energy.

Incentives for Participation

Recognition from Bureau of Energy Efficiency and UNIDO for innovation
Mentoring from industry experts
Deployment Support will be offered by identifying end users, firms willing to install the winning solutions
Verification support to establish the efficacy of innovative technology after commissioning
Opportunity to Network with investors and industry stakeholders to publicize the innovation

Incentive for Winners

Winners of the Innovation Challenge will receive recognition from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Grant up to USD 50,000 for each winner (award disbursement will be linked to specific milestones)
30 % of the award grant will be given to the innovator winning the innovation challenge

50% after installation/commissioning of the innovation

20% at the end of the deployment phase, upon completion of Technology Verification Reporting

Note: Innovation teams with women entrepreneurs will be given preference.

Parameters for Selection

This is only an indicative list, and is not exhaustive, and is subject to change and modification.

Nature of innovation (Product design/Process Innovation)
Addresses a key issue/technology gap in the industry
Replication potential
Energy saving and greenhouse gas emission reduction
Financials (pay-back period, Internal Rate of Return)
Technology stage (R&D/ Prototype/Pilot demonstration/Commercial)
Intellectual Property Right / Patents(granted/applied)

General Guidelines, Terms, and Conditions

Participant shall submit solutions/product designs owned by them or to which they have right to claim and use as owned by them. Suitable documents to this effect must be submitted along with the entry.
Participant shall ensure that any submission made in the Challenge does not violate any of theirs or any third party's intellectual property rights, confidentiality, trade secret and violate any statutory provisions.
BEE, UNIDO, its employees, members of Expert Panel and organizers of this innovation challengeshall in no event be liable for any violation of IPR, or license or permits required from third party.
Participant shall not assign any rights, obligations, or privileges hereunder without the prior written consent of Organizers of the Challenge.
BEE, UNIDO, Organizers, members of Expert Panel, supporting organizations or any employee or agent shall not be liable for, any costs incurred or loss or liability or loss in expectation of profits or loss due to failure of understanding the terms and conditions of the Challenge or of any expected benefit of the participant in relation to entry and submission in the Challenge.
By way of selecting the entries for evaluation at any Stage or for Final Award, Participants shall not be entitled to claim or have got endorsement from BEE and UNIDO of any sought whatsoever or have earned approval of any sought whatsoever of BEE and UNIDO, for use in any form whatsoever anywhere in the Industry.
At any Stage while evaluating the entries, organizers shall be free to contact the Participants and carry out discussions on the matter submitted by the Participants and seek clarifications. Any solicitation by participants in whatever form in respect of their entries shall not be entertained and entries of such participant shall be disqualified from the Innovation Challenge.
BEE/UNIDO/Organizers may change the Terms and Conditions of participation at any time without prior notice. It shall be sole responsibility of the Participants to update themselves of information posted in the website from time to time.
BEE/UNIDO/Organizers may disqualify a Participants from the Challenge for breach of any of the conditions of this Challenge or discontinue this Challenge.