Cooling
MASSIVE CHALLENGES
- Inadequate Cold Chain & Lack of Cooling Access: the 1+ Billion people with inadequate or no access to cooling
- Food access depends on agricultural cold chain, cold storage and distribution — food spoilage estimated at over 35% globally
- Health care equipment & medicines depends on cooling technology for temperature control
- Communications, education and internet access depend on cooling
- AC use for space cooling is rising throughout Asia but remains at 10% of households in India
- Current technology solutions are inefficient and too expensive for much of the world’s population
VALUE PROPOSITION
Sustana was formed to generate exceptional returns and make an impact by investing into this massive underserved opportunity set.
Sustana has global pipeline of innovative thermal technology companies and cold chain that have the potential to “move the needle.”
Sustana’s team has diverse skill sets and decades of experience to expertly channel investment from long term investors into “cool” private companies with meaningful exit potential. Ecolab’s acquisition of Cool IT demonstrates that valuation of specialist cool tech companies is climbing rapidly to match AI-catalyzed peak load growth.
Sustana is committed to providing a vehicle that empowers family offices, philanthropies and far-sighted energy investors seeking to help build a more resilient grid.
To catalyze cold chain investment in emerging markets, Sustana is committed to offering an “impact-first” tranche for foundations and development finance organizations open to working with the private sector. For more information, contact us.
- Many current cooling solutions are energy intensive
- Energy intensive cooling solutions increase peak power demand
- There is no dedicated venture fund along lines of Sustana for cooling technology and cold chain business innovators
- There is minimal dedicated funding for cooling technology and cold chain innovators
- New business models for cooling are emerging but growth equity capital are needed to accelerate the scaling process
- Prizes and electric utility incentive programs in multiple countries have yet to have significant impact on cooling solutions
CALL TO ACTION
Just as with renewables, dedicated investment by climate investors is essential to scaling of cooling solutions.
Sustana is building a global cooling partnership to direct investment to scaling cold chain companies and energy efficient thermal technology. Together with our corporate, investor and development partners, Sustana will channel capital efficiently to private sector cold chain and thermal technology companies that can scale.
