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Trane Technologies

Project: Cooling Cart for Street Vendors

A global team of Trane Technologies employees consulted with fruit and vegetable street vendors on their greatest needs, then designed and prototyped an affordable cooling cart that leverages passive radiative cooling technology. This project is an undertaking of Operation Possible, a social innovation program Trane Technologies.

The Problem: Reduce food loss and waste:

Over 30% of the food produced each year is lost or wasted 8%of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food waste More than 25M street vendors sell street vendors sell fruit and vegetables in developing economies With research support from CCCIR team, Trane technologies developed a cooling canopy using dual-mode film technology developed by SkyCool Systems. The film reflects sunlight to prevent fresh produce from overheating, while passively cooling the area beneath the canopy by emitting infrared heat to the sky keeping the produce fresh for longer, decreasing food waste and increasing the street vendors’ potential income. Reducing food loss and increasing vendor income with passive cooling technology. 

Cambridge Institute of Technology | CIT
Cambridge Institute of Technology | CIT

Research:

With research support from CCCIR team, Trane technologies developed a cooling canopy using dual-mode film technology developed by SkyCool Systems. 

The film reflects sunlight to prevent fresh produce from overheating, while passively cooling the area beneath the canopy by emitting infrared heat to the sky keeping the produce fresh for longer, decreasing food waste and increasing the street vendors’ potential income

Dr. G. Indumathi

Principal, Cambridge Institute of Technology

  • Ph.D. completed during 2012, Dr. M.G.R University Chennai
  • M.Tech Industrial Electronics from SJCE Mysore under VTU in the year 2003
  • B.E. Electronics and Communication , SJCE Mysore , Mysore University in the year 1987

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                                                                                                                      — Albert Einstein

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