Low-cost air cooling solution earns high laurels to IIT-R

The ancient cooling technology of earthenware find their perfect match in two IIT-Roorkee students, who recently developed a new low-cost evaporative air cooling solution using the same technique.
Named Evacool, the unique invention which guarantees less electricity consumption and zero emission of toxic gases, has won Raja Jain and Nimisha Gupta (both students of chemical engineering) the winning title in the recently concluded 'Go Green in the City 2017' competition.
Held at the headquarters of Schneider Electric in Paris, the contest was launched to promote innovative solutions for smarter and more energy efficient cities.
"The existing cooling solutions like ceiling fan, air cooler and air conditioner are either not impactful enough or are resource-heavy due to which there are limited users, as affordability is the major concern.

"To overcome all these limitations, we have designed Evacool which is cost-effective, consumes lesser electricity, emits no toxic gases, and hence, is a greener solution too," Raja Jain, winner of the competition said.
Developed keeping in mind the lower strata of the society, one unit of Evacool costs Rs 4,000 only.
Nonetheless, the low-cost of the unit does not come in way of its performance as it promises to reduce the temperature by "10 degree Celsius".
19,772 applicants from 180 countries had participated in the competition, out of which 12 finalist teams were shortlisted and the team from IIT Roorkee bagged the top position.