EXPIRED: Albotherm Ltd

Albotherm are developing glass coatings that reversibly transition from transparent to white to reduce solar gain in hot weather, allowing buildings and greenhouses to regulate their own temperature without electrical input. Our coatings are tunable to transition temperatures between 18 °C and 45 °C to create comfortable internal temperatures in a range of climates.

Temperature regulation is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions with air conditioning alone accounting for 20% of electricity usage from buildings and 10% of total global electricity usage. Glass buildings in particular have problems with overheating as they trap solar radiation.

This technology has been developed at the University of Bristol and is being continued at Albotherm by our CTO Dr Sian Fussell and Scientific Advisor Professor Paddy Royall.

Currently raising funds via Oxford Investment Opportunity Network.

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