ClimateWell
Encyclopedia
ClimateWell, or CW, is a multinational
cleantech company headquartered in Stockholm
, Sweden
. The company and its business partners install energy efficient solar energy solutions that provide cooling
and heating, plus heat tap water in commercial buildings, hospitals, factories, hotels, offices, multi family homes and single family homes around the world. Solutions are installed both in new construction projects and retrofitted to existing buildings.
Following the Technology Pioneer Award received in 2007 at the World Economic Forum
, TIME Magazine wrote about ClimateWell.
ClimateWell owns the trademark
to the industry term Solar Cooling.
and vice president
, and Ray Olsson, senior chemical researcher. Bolin also runs ClimateWell Core Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary
focused on mass producing cooling components with no CO2
emissions.
Per Olofsson, the CEO, was conferred the grade of Commander of the Order of Civil Merit by His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain in 2009. He was also nominated in 2007 for the "European of the Year" and "Business Leader of the Year" award by The Economist
, in its European Voice
publication along with Richard Branson
, Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Nicolas Sarkozy
, president of France
.
ClimateWell was formed in 2001 from the acquisition of SunCool by Göran Bolin's solar collector
manufacturer Solsam Sunergy. Bolin became interested in the salt
-based triple state absorption process that transformed heat
into cooling
without using electricity
. He envisioned "solar cooling" by commercializing the technology in places with plenty of solar irradiation.
The company's first "Solar Cooling" units were sold and installed as early as 2003.
The construction of a production plant in Olvega
, Spain
was completed in 2008. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden honored the production plant in September 2009 accompanied by a delegation from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
.
Orders and installations were also sent to high-temperature places in Italy
, Dubai
and Australia
. By early 2009, ClimateWell had offices in Stockholm
, Madrid
, Olvega
and Åland.
without using electricity
. Solar Cooling means using a solar thermal collector
(i.e. not photovoltaics
). The months of the year which require the most cooling
also offer the most sunlight. Environmentally friendly
cooling
systems provide cooling
without escalating the CO2 emission problem.
Multinational corporation
A multi national corporation or enterprise , is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred to as an international corporation...
cleantech company headquartered in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The company and its business partners install energy efficient solar energy solutions that provide cooling
Cooling
Cooling is the transfer of thermal energy via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection. It may also refer to:-Techniques:* Air conditioning* Air cooling* Computer cooling* Cryogenics* Conduction * Infrared solar cells* Laser cooling...
and heating, plus heat tap water in commercial buildings, hospitals, factories, hotels, offices, multi family homes and single family homes around the world. Solutions are installed both in new construction projects and retrofitted to existing buildings.
Following the Technology Pioneer Award received in 2007 at the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
, TIME Magazine wrote about ClimateWell.
ClimateWell owns the trademark
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
to the industry term Solar Cooling.
People
The company's innovations are credited to Göran Bolin, chief technical officerChief technical officer
A chief technology officer is an executive-level position in a company or other entity whose occupant is focused on scientific and technological issues within an organization....
and vice president
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
, and Ray Olsson, senior chemical researcher. Bolin also runs ClimateWell Core Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
focused on mass producing cooling components with no CO2
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
emissions.
Per Olofsson, the CEO, was conferred the grade of Commander of the Order of Civil Merit by His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain in 2009. He was also nominated in 2007 for the "European of the Year" and "Business Leader of the Year" award by The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
, in its European Voice
European Voice
European Voice is an English language newspaper owned by The Economist Group. The newspaper gives an account of the activities of the key European Union institutions – the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of Ministers...
publication along with Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies....
, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
and Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
, president of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Awards
ClimateWell has won the following awards for its breakthrough technology:- "Technology Pioneer 2007" at the World Economic ForumWorld Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
in DavosDavosDavos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
World Economic ForumWorld Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland.... - "Most Promising Mature Cleantech Start-Up in Europe" recognition at The Transatlantic Green Platform 2009 in La Baule, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. - "Fastest Growing Cleantech in Europe" at the Cleantech Connect 2009 in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, UK. - "Premios Medio Ambiente" award was granted to ClimateWell by business newspaper Expansión, Garrigues and CISS in SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- "Energy Award" from Actualidad Económica in the "100 Best Ideas of the Year" list in Spain
- Second Prize -Corporate Social ResponsibilityCorporate social responsibilityCorporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model...
(CSR) Entrepreneur of the Year at Globe Forum 2007 in SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... - First Prize Award by Svensk Solenergi, the Solar Thermal Energy association in Sweden
- Second Prize for Great Technology Award (Stora Teknikpriset) granted to Göran Bolin by NyTeknik in Sweden
- First Prize of the award for the best poster presentation at the International Solar Cooling Conference 2005 granted by Otti and Fraunhofer in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Recognitions
ClimateWell has been recognized in the following lists and publications:- Global Cleantech 100 - Top 100 Cleantech Companies in the world, recognition by Guardian News and Media and Cleantech GroupCleantech GroupThe Cleantech Group is a company that supports the development and marketability of clean technologies. Founded by Nick Parker and Keith Raab in 2002, the Cleantech Group provides members of its Cleantech network access to capital, investors, research and promotional opportunities...
- Cleantech 100 - Top 100 Cleantech Companies in Europe, the 2008 Guardian/Library House CleanTech 100 list created by The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
in UK. - Solar Cooling - Using the Sun for Climatisation publication by WISIONS for Sustainability
- Top 50 Nordic Cleantech Companies list created by Cleantech and CleantechScandinavia.com
History
Solar collector
-See also:*Solar thermal collector*Solar water heating*Solar air heating*Photovoltaic module*Renewable heat*Concentrating solar power...
manufacturer Solsam Sunergy. Bolin became interested in the salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
-based triple state absorption process that transformed heat
Heat
In physics and thermodynamics, heat is energy transferred from one body, region, or thermodynamic system to another due to thermal contact or thermal radiation when the systems are at different temperatures. It is often described as one of the fundamental processes of energy transfer between...
into cooling
Cooling
Cooling is the transfer of thermal energy via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection. It may also refer to:-Techniques:* Air conditioning* Air cooling* Computer cooling* Cryogenics* Conduction * Infrared solar cells* Laser cooling...
without using electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
. He envisioned "solar cooling" by commercializing the technology in places with plenty of solar irradiation.
The company's first "Solar Cooling" units were sold and installed as early as 2003.
The construction of a production plant in Olvega
Ólvega
Ólvega is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. , the municipality has a population of 3,749 inhabitants....
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
was completed in 2008. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden honored the production plant in September 2009 accompanied by a delegation from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien , founded in 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
.
Orders and installations were also sent to high-temperature places in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. By early 2009, ClimateWell had offices in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Olvega
Ólvega
Ólvega is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. , the municipality has a population of 3,749 inhabitants....
and Åland.
Solar cooling
"Solar cooling" is the process of turning the solar irradiation, via hot water, into coolingCooling
Cooling is the transfer of thermal energy via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection. It may also refer to:-Techniques:* Air conditioning* Air cooling* Computer cooling* Cryogenics* Conduction * Infrared solar cells* Laser cooling...
without using electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
. Solar Cooling means using a solar thermal collector
Solar thermal collector
A solar thermal collector is a solar collector designed to collect heat by absorbing sunlight. The term is applied to solar hot water panels, but may also be used to denote more complex installations such as solar parabolic, solar trough and solar towers or simpler installations such as solar air...
(i.e. not photovoltaics
Photovoltaics
Photovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material...
). The months of the year which require the most cooling
Cooling
Cooling is the transfer of thermal energy via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection. It may also refer to:-Techniques:* Air conditioning* Air cooling* Computer cooling* Cryogenics* Conduction * Infrared solar cells* Laser cooling...
also offer the most sunlight. Environmentally friendly
Environmentally friendly
Environmentally friendly are terms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment....
cooling
Cooling
Cooling is the transfer of thermal energy via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection. It may also refer to:-Techniques:* Air conditioning* Air cooling* Computer cooling* Cryogenics* Conduction * Infrared solar cells* Laser cooling...
systems provide cooling
Cooling
Cooling is the transfer of thermal energy via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection. It may also refer to:-Techniques:* Air conditioning* Air cooling* Computer cooling* Cryogenics* Conduction * Infrared solar cells* Laser cooling...
without escalating the CO2 emission problem.
See also
- Cleantech
- CoolingCoolingCooling is the transfer of thermal energy via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection. It may also refer to:-Techniques:* Air conditioning* Air cooling* Computer cooling* Cryogenics* Conduction * Infrared solar cells* Laser cooling...
- Global warmingGlobal warmingGlobal warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
- Solar air conditioningSolar air conditioningSolar air conditioning refers to any air conditioning system that uses solar power.This can be done through passive solar, solar thermal energy conversion and photovoltaic conversion . The U.S...
- Solar irradiation
- Solar thermal collectorSolar thermal collectorA solar thermal collector is a solar collector designed to collect heat by absorbing sunlight. The term is applied to solar hot water panels, but may also be used to denote more complex installations such as solar parabolic, solar trough and solar towers or simpler installations such as solar air...