PLUSS
The company participated in a number of TechEmerge pilots which are described below. More data on the pilot experience is available from the report "TechEmerge Sustainable Cooling Innovation Program: Results and Lessons Learned."
Solutions
PCMs are advanced materials that can store and release large amounts of energy at a constant temperature without any external power source. This is achieved using the latent heat storage of these materials at a specific temperature.
ThermoTab active is an innovative solution for temperature-controlled logistics which enables the transport of temperature sensitive food and beverages without any need of active fossil fuel run refrigeration system. It is a PCM-integrated active heat exchanger system used in reefer trucks and micro-cold room applications. This solution offers temperature control for up to 18 hours without the need for fossil-fuel-based cooling systems. It is segmented into two broad categories on the basis of applications: Chilled (2degC to 8degC), Frozen (-25degC to -18degC) and CRT (+15degC to +25degC).
MassEffekt solution ensures reduced operating cooling load on existing cooling systems. The product is used as a passive system and can be installed at a height in the cold warehouse (on the ceilings or on the storage racks).
PCMs are advanced materials that can store and release large amounts of energy, keeping the temperature constant without any external power supply. This is achieved by energy involved in change of phase from solid to liquid or vice versa.
Related pilots
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Artee / Pluss
Indian Innovator Pluss Advanced Technologies and Spar/Artee, a leading retail company in Nigeria, piloted phase change material solutions for temperature-controlled logistics. For last-mile intra-city distribution, 18ft trucks were equipped with two PCM-lined chambers, one for frozen products and the other for chilled products.
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Kennie-O CCL, PLUSS and Integrated Motors Industries
In this project, Indian innovator Pluss is partnering with transport company Kennie-O Cold Chain Logistics and Integrated Motors Industries, to pilot an insulated container & refrigeration unit provider. They are field testing the application of innovative phase change material (PCM) technology to a small refrigerated ‘reefer’ truck and a new solar-powered cold storage room with the aim of reducing energy consumption by up to 30 to 40% and improving efficiency.
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Amo Farm, PLUSS, and KSR Engineering
Two Nigerian companies, integrated poultry company Amo Farm and engineering company KSR, are teaming up with Indian innovator PLUSS to field test a solution that enhances polymer properties and phase change materials (PCMs) to provide passive cooling for small refrigerated ‘reefer’ trucks. The pilot aims to reducing electricity and fuel usage by these vehicles by up to 40 percent.
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L&Z Integrated Farms, PLUSS, and Lange & Grant
Indian innovator PLUSS had developed an innovative solution that enhances polymer properties and phase change materials (PCMs). It is partnering with dairy producer L&Z Integrated Farms and engineering company Lange & Grant to improve the energy efficiency and temperature stability of cold storage rooms.
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Carrocerias el Sol & PLUSS
Solución innovadora de enfriamiento pasivo para oficinas y camiones refrigerados.
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Carrocerias el Sol & PLUSS
First responders the focus of climate-smart, cost-saving cooling innovation.
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Aliar & PLUSS
Colaboración sur-sur: innovación para la entrega segura de productos cárnicos refrigerados.
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Aliar & PLUSS
South-South collaboration: smart, sustainable cooling innovations from farm to table.
