HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--enVerid Systems today announced it has been awarded $2.4 million through a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate the deployment of the company’s new energy saving technology for buildings.
enVerid’s new HVAC Load Reduction (HLR™) technology addresses one of the leading causes of energy waste in buildings associated with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, which stems from the constant need to replace indoor air with outside air. The replacement of air in buildings is required to remove indoor-generated air contaminants like carbon dioxide and organic gases that are released by the occupants and the indoor objects. But air replacement means HVAC systems expend energy to condition the incoming outside air, accounting for a substantial percentage of the total energy bill of any building.
The HLR solution developed by enVerid is an intelligent, modular, low-cost scrubber that can be retrofitted into nearly any existing building, as well as used in new construction. Using advanced material technology developed in part through universities and the DOE's National Energy Technology Lab to combat greenhouse gases, the HLR Module actively captures and removes the same indoor contaminants that necessitate air replacement, thus allowing buildings to achieve excellent indoor air quality (IAQ) while eliminating 20 percent to 40 percent of the cooling or heating energy costs. The approach can be applied in office buildings, stores, schools, hotels, airports – anywhere where there are people and systems for air conditioning or heating.
The DOE program will help identify energy-saving technologies that are mature and ready for large-scale demonstration and commercialization. The DOE and its national labs will provide third-party validation of the energy savings. The DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) accelerates development and facilitates deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and market-based solutions that strengthen U.S. energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality. For more information on building technologies, visit EERE’s Building Technologies Office website.
“This award represents the DOE’s recognition of the potential benefits of enVerid’s innovative products,” said Udi Meirav, co-founder and CEO of enVerid. “It could have a meaningful impact on the rate at which HLR technology is embraced and utilized, which could ultimately result in massive energy savings to the benefit of building owners, the economy and the environment.”
About enVerid Systems
Based in Houston, enVerid Systems (“n-VEH-rid”) revolutionizes HVAC energy savings for buildings of all types by dramatically reducing costly air replacement while maintaining excellent indoor air quality. Double-digit energy savings are achieved using enVerid’s HVAC Load Reduction (HLR™) “intelligent scrubber” modules that efficiently remove all indoor-generated molecular contaminants from the air, and which can be added as retrofits to existing HVAC systems or designed into new projects.