Last December, one of our blog posts featured our assembly of Sky Cool panels at our Tumwater, Washington warehouse. SkyCool is a passive cooling panel that improves the efficiency of any air conditioning or refrigeration system. In some circumstances, these panels can even replace an air conditioning unit. SkyCool estimates an 80% to 90% reduction in energy use for cooling if it is used to replace an air conditioning system. Understandably, the blog drew a lot of interest from a number of high-efficiency residential builders interested in using in using the panels for cooling. However, at the time of the blog was posted, SkyCool was limiting use of the panels to commercial applications.

Full Panel Production Opens Door for Single-Family Residential Projects

Beginning in November, Small Planet Supply began assembling SkyCool panels in our Tumwater warehouse. We’re excited to perform one piece of the production process in this innovative product which has great energy saving potential. Air conditioning and refrigeration systems consume close to 25% of electricity generated worldwide and are responsible for 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. With rising global temperatures, the demand for cooling will only increase. SkyCool panels can reduce the energy needed for cooling and air conditioning by 10 to 40%.

This blog post details more about this technology and our piece of the production process. For those excited about using this for their residential build, you’ll have to wait awhile, as SkyCool is currently focusing on commercial and industrial applications.