Clean Energy Ventures, Skyview Ventures, and Autodesk Foundation join investors in Rebound to jumpstart adoption of major new refrigeration innovation.
DENVER, Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Rebound Technologies, which has developed a revolutionary, energy-efficient and more cost-effective alternative to traditional vapor compression cooling systems, today announced the closing of a $5 million Series A financing. The lead investors were Clean Energy Ventures and Skyview Ventures, with participation from Autodesk Foundation, the philanthropic investing arm of multinational software corporation Autodesk.
“Rebound’s breakthrough technology creates a powerful opportunity to improve the freezing efficiency of cooling systems by 35 percent and potentially prevent 681 MMT of greenhouse gas emissions annually from the cooling sector by 2050,” said Temple Fennell, Managing Director and Co-founder at Clean Energy Ventures. “The dominant technologies used across cooling applications today are inefficient and ready for major innovation. We see a very promising future for Rebound, whose unique scientific and technological achievement is well-positioned to fundamentally transform an industry projected to increase three-fold to $600 billion by 2027.”
“Food manufacturers and cold storage logistics companies use the same technology that was invented 100 years ago. This comes with high capital and operating costs – as well as carbon emissions. Rebound’s solution can help companies lower up-front costs, reduce maintenance and ultimately, use less electricity. That’s good for customers and the planet,” said Joe Speicher, Executive Director at Autodesk Foundation.
Traditional vapor compression cooling systems have a static cooling capacity and are thus only able to generate a fixed amount of cooling over a given time period (this is why refrigerators and air conditioners must continuously cycle on and off to manage a target temperature). Rebound’s IcePoint® technology is the first solution with a dynamic cooling capacity that gives cooling systems the agility to customize output based on immediate need. As a result, Rebound’s system provides unprecedented cooling flexibility, uses significantly less energy than traditional methods, and better-utilizes installed capacity to meet annual cooling needs.
“There are only a handful of practical and economic thermodynamic cycles in existence for cooling,” said Kevin Davis, Co-founder and CEO of Rebound. “We’ve developed an entirely new thermodynamic cycle for cooling based on affordable chemistry and combined it with technology advances in high-speed turbo machinery, heat exchangers, and other thermal fluid components. As a result, we now have something that can and should replace inflexible vapor compression systems globally.”
Rebound will use the new capital to install its first industrial-scale systems with food manufacturers and cold storage logistics companies in North America. Initially installed in combination with existing cooling systems, Rebound’s dynamic cooling capacity will improve moisture control and rapid-freezing capabilities while also lowering energy costs.
“The global frozen food market is growing rapidly at 4.3 percent CAGR through 2025 based on increased demand in emerging countries as well as a desire for convenience among millennials. Significant infrastructure improvements for food processors and cold storage companies is a result of these trends. We see a massive opportunity to design new facilities around Rebound’s IcePoint® technology and retrofit existing facilities to realize increased product throughput while providing material operational savings,” said Matt Coleman, at Skyview Ventures.
Rebound Technologies has previously received funding from the National Science Foundation, The U.S. Department of Energy, and a group of seed investors including PRIME Coalition, Closed Loop Ventures, and Investors’ Circle.
About Rebound Technologies
Rebound Technologies is an advanced refrigeration development firm revolutionizing the global cooling industry. Rebound’s IcePoint® cooling system utilizes a new thermodynamic cycle to create dynamic cooling capacity that improves the effectiveness of cooling systems while also reducing energy consumption and overall costs. Headquartered in Denver, Rebound was founded in 2012. For more information, visit www.rebound-tech.com.
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SOURCE Clean Energy Ventures; Rebound Technologies
