Lab proponent BASE is accepting applications for the recently launched Cooling as a Service (CaaS) Incubator. It aims to help organizations implement the innovative and disruptive CaaS model, endorsed in 2019 by the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance. Learn more about the CaaS Incubator and apply by February 14th here.
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BASE announces call for applications for the CaaS Incubator
Basel, Switzerland (21 January, 2020) Cooling as a Service (CaaS) is an initiative led by BASE, along with the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP), and with the endorsement of the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance. It aims to decrease energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from cooling use through a pay-per-service model for more efficient cooling systems.
“CaaS is a promising financial instrument that works to overcome key market barriers to clean and efficient cooling, without upfront investment, with integrated financial tools to recapitalize technology providers,” said Daniel Magallón, Managing Director of BASE.
To mainstream the model around the world, BASE is accepting applications for incubator projects from technology providers offering highly efficient air-conditioning or refrigeration solutions using low-global warming potential (GWP) or natural refrigerants. From all the applicants, five companies will be selected to receive free support from BASE to integrate CaaS into their business lines. Selected companies will receive assistance on technical, legal and financial aspects to implement the CaaS model, such as contractual arrangement, pricing strategy, and financial structuring, including risk mitigation mechanisms, among others.
Join us in our mission to deliver clean and efficient cooling to the world. The application deadline is February 14, 2020, and the winners will be announced on February 28, 2020. Please apply through the CaaS website; we are looking forward to receiving your request!
For more information on CaaS, visit the CaaS Initiative website, the BASE’s project page or the Global Labs’s project page.
About BASE
The Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE) is a Swiss not for profit foundation and a specialized partner of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) founded in 2001. Around the world, BASE designs, develops and implements innovative financial mechanisms and business models to catalyze investments towards sustainable energy and to meet the challenge of climate change.
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Veronica Corno
BASE Climate Finance Project and Communications Officer
