FREECOOL+ - Adapting Passive Ventilation and Zero-Energy Cooling for Sub-Saharan Africa

FREECOOL+是一种创新的被动式空气冷却系统，可以解决肯尼亚的热能和能源获取问题。它基于英国SME Free Running Buildings Ltd（FRB）为远东市场开发的最先进的技术解决方案。这将是一种低成本、高效率、零能耗的机械通风空调系统替代方案。FREECOOL+安装在一个屋顶风塔内，使用热管和散热器不断冷却进入的空气，以提供新鲜空气供应和冷却环境高达15摄氏度。该项目由FRB领导，将得到来自船体大学建筑环境小组的世界领先专家、人道主义援助组织、能源咨询公司和在肯尼亚境内运营的社会企业的支持。该技术将在肯尼亚的难民营中进行试验，验证并网和离网，并进展到TRL 8/9。在短期内，这将包括在肯尼亚难民营的学校、医疗设施和办公大楼提供更高的热舒适度和最佳的空气质量。这将在平等和社会进步方面对学童特别有利，也会影响到最易受高温和通风条件差（与肺病和中暑传播有关）影响的弱势群体。从中期来看，预计商业化产品的吸收将扩展到肯尼亚占主导地位的农村人口，并渗透到酒店和旅游业。与机械动力系统相比，这将为最终用户节省大量成本，并为肯尼亚的制造企业和供应链带来利润。从长远来看，颠覆性新技术的开发和商业化将成为肯尼亚进一步投资和经济繁荣的催化剂，并使FRB的企业扩张成为可能，为英国经济带来财务回报。此外，被动技术的采用和撒哈拉以南非洲市场的发展减少了二氧化碳排放，并与肯尼亚到2030年将温室气体排放量减少30%的承诺保持一致。

FREECOOL+ is an innovative, passive air-cooling system that can combat the issue of thermal heat and energy access in Kenya. It is based on state-of-the-art technology solutions developed by UK SME Free Running Buildings Ltd (FRB), for markets in the Far East. This will be adapted to provide a lower-cost, efficient, zero-energy alternative to mechanically ventilated air conditioning systems. FREECOOL+ is housed within a roof-mounted wind tower, using heat pipes and a cold sink to continually cool incoming air to provide fresh air supply and cool environments by up to 15 degrees Celsius. The project, led by FRB, will be supported by world-leading experts from the Building Environment Group at the University of Hull, humanitarian aid organisations and energy consultancy and social enterprise firms that operate within Kenya. The technology will be trialled within refugee camps in Kenya, validated on-grid and off-grid and progressed to TRL8/9\.The resulting impact entails far-reaching social, economic, health and environmental benefits. In the short term this will include delivering heightened thermal comfort and optimum air quality in schools, healthcare facilities and office complexes in Kenya's refugee camps. This will have particular advantages, in terms of equality and social progression, for school children and also impact vulnerable groups that are most effected by thermal heat and poorly ventilated conditions (associated with the spread of pulmonary diseases and heat stroke). In the medium term, it is expected that uptake of the commercialised product will extend to Kenya's dominantly rural population and penetrate the hospitality and tourism industry. This will realise significant cost-savings for end users, in comparison to mechanically powered systems, and generate profit for manufacturing businesses and supply chains in Kenya. Longer term, the development and commercialisation of a disruptive new technology will be a catalyst for further investment and economic prosperity in Kenya and enable corporate expansion for FRB, reaping financial returns for the UK Economy. Moreover, the uptake of passive technology and development of this market in Sub-Saharan Africa, reduces CO2 emissions and aligns with Kenya's commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030\.