Tebrid and Plaxa will test renewable energy integration with innovative thermal energy storage under a cooling services management contract.
India, May 23, 2024: Plaksha University of Technology, a university of technology reimagining higher education and research in India, has partnered with Tabrid India to develop a living laboratory to test various energy storage technologies and its integration with smart microgrids on campus. Have partnered with. has announced an unprecedented partnership with. Initially the partnership will test the integration of innovative phase change material (PCM) based thermal energy storage with solar energy in a host building with the aim of reducing residential cooling energy consumption and reducing grid dependency.
As part of this first-of-its-kind Cooling as a Service (CaaS) contract for a university campus in South Asia, Tebrid India will leverage Plaxa's existing cooling systems to increase energy efficiency and meet reliability commitments above 98%. Taking charge.Will take. In addition to research on thermal storage, Plux will experiment with consumption-based billing to promote behavioral change among users in hostels. Sudhir Perla, Managing Director of Tabrid Asia, says: “We are excited to partner with Plex University for a project that combines technology. and business model innovation. Through implementing our planned innovations, we hope to demonstrate the cost and sustainability benefits of replacing battery energy storage with thermal energy storage (TES) systems and the scalability potential of TES systems in ongoing energy transition efforts.Our aim is to pave the way for other large university campuses, industrial parks and special economic zones (SEZs) to aspire to truly self-reliant grid-independent campuses in the near future.
This collaboration is part of a broader partnership between Tabrid India, IFC's award-winning TechEmerge program through the Cooling Innovation Lab (CIL), which aims to bring innovative cooling technology to market through the implementation of grant-funded pilots and innovative business models. Adoption has to be accelerated. Will have to speed up. This setup will demonstrate how the dual problem of variability in renewable energy generation, which was to account for 70% of new generation capacity in India in 2023, and increasing demand for night-time cooling, can be addressed to reduce the need for conventional, more expensive can be done. And can be done. It promotes eco-friendly battery storage systems, bringing a sustainable approach one step closer to grid-independent buildings, campuses or even townships.Vishal Garg, Professor and Director, Indorama Ventures Center for Clean Energy Plaksha University says: “We are committed to leading the transition to sustainable energy through cutting-edge research and comprehensive education programmes. A major challenge in achieving our decarbonization goals is energy consumption in residential cooling. We believe that thermal storage combined with district cooling has great potential to address this challenge. To realize this potential, extensive research is needed to develop innovative technologies, effective business models and supporting policies that also consider human-centred design and behavioral factors.
India, May 23, 2024: Plaksha University of Technology, a university of technology reimagining higher education and research in India, has partnered with Tabrid India to develop a living laboratory to test various energy storage technologies and its integration with smart microgrids on campus. Have partnered with. has announced an unprecedented partnership with. Initially the partnership will test the integration of innovative phase change material (PCM) based thermal energy storage with solar energy in a host building with the aim of reducing residential cooling energy consumption and reducing grid dependency.
As part of this first-of-its-kind Cooling as a Service (CaaS) contract for a university campus in South Asia, Tebrid India will leverage Plaxa's existing cooling systems to increase energy efficiency and meet reliability commitments above 98%. Taking charge.Will take. In addition to research on thermal storage, Plux will experiment with consumption-based billing to promote behavioral change among users in hostels. Sudhir Perla, Managing Director of Tabrid Asia, says: “We are excited to partner with Plex University for a project that combines technology. and business model innovation. Through implementing our planned innovations, we hope to demonstrate the cost and sustainability benefits of replacing battery energy storage with thermal energy storage (TES) systems and the scalability potential of TES systems in ongoing energy transition efforts.Our aim is to pave the way for other large university campuses, industrial parks and special economic zones (SEZs) to aspire to truly self-reliant grid-independent campuses in the near future.
This collaboration is part of a broader partnership between Tabrid India, IFC's award-winning TechEmerge program through the Cooling Innovation Lab (CIL), which aims to bring innovative cooling technology to market through the implementation of grant-funded pilots and innovative business models. Adoption has to be accelerated. Will have to speed up. This setup will demonstrate how the dual problem of variability in renewable energy generation, which was to account for 70% of new generation capacity in India in 2023, and increasing demand for night-time cooling, can be addressed to reduce the need for conventional, more expensive can be done. And can be done. It promotes eco-friendly battery storage systems, bringing a sustainable approach one step closer to grid-independent buildings, campuses or even townships.Vishal Garg, Professor and Director, Indorama Ventures Center for Clean Energy Plaksha University says: “We are committed to leading the transition to sustainable energy through cutting-edge research and comprehensive education programmes. A major challenge in achieving our decarbonization goals is energy consumption in residential cooling. We believe that thermal storage combined with district cooling has great potential to address this challenge. To realize this potential, extensive research is needed to develop innovative technologies, effective business models and supporting policies that also consider human-centred design and behavioral factors.
