CLOSED: NextGen HVAC Innovation Challenges

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28/09/2020

City:	New York.
Challenge Title:	NextGen HVAC Innovation Challenges
Challenge Owner:	New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Challenge Website:	https://portal.nyserda.ny.gov/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00Pt000000Oi6tUEAR
Challenge Award:	A total of $30 million has been made available for seven rounds of innovation challenges to encourage private investment and advance the next generation of HVAC systems for buildings.
Theme/Sector:	Green Buildings.
Challenge Blurb:	The NextGen HVAC funding opportunity will help develop energy efficient building technologies and new business models for New York’s building industry, in order to tackle emissions from New York’s building stock. This funding opportunity focuses on cutting edge HVAC systems.
Challenge Description:	The innovation challenges are focused on improving the performance and value propositions of current and next generation HVAC innovations for New York’s buildings. These innovation challenges identify attributes that drive HVAC innovation and challenge the innovation/entrepreneur community to develop systems that deliver on those attributes, help establish credibility of new companies and products through engagement and involvement of influential buildings sector stakeholders, and drive market entry through identification and leveraging of existing channels to market for HVAC products and services. In the fifth of seven rounds of innovation challenges, NYSERDA is seeking concept papers focusing on: • Advanced solutions for heat pumps, • The use of practical and safe low-GWP refrigerants, • The development of a panelized system for deep-energy retrofits, • The development of an integrated HVAC solution for midrise buildings, • Improvements to thermal storage for HVAC applications, and • Materials, construction approaches, and manufacturing methods that improve building envelopes
Open for Submissions:	Yes.
Deadline for Submissions:	Concept Paper Due Date is November 17th, 2020, and full proposal due date is March 17th, 2021.
Additional Information:	All Concept Papers and Proposals for Round 5 must address one of the following Innovation Challenge Areas: Heat Pumps; Refrigerants; Panelized Systems; Midrise HVAC; Thermal Storage; Building Envelope.
Registration Details:	Register for the challenge here.

For further assistance: Please contact Danish Cleantech Hub or Project Manager Mille Munksgaard mimu@di.dk.