SolarSnow is a Canadian company developing cooling systems that operate cost-free, for the five billion people currently facing both rising temperatures and rising energy prices, and disaster zones where power is not available.

Based on new thinking about older proven technologies, SolarSnow has been designing maintenance-free (no water nor charging chemicals to be added), these environmental friendly systems use the sun's heat rather than electricity to make cold. Not needing energy-consuming pumps or compressors, they operate cost-free or, with commercial units, mostly cost-free. 

Patents for SolarSnow's portable models (as small as 22" computer screens) have been published in 242 countries and territories.

The smallest portable is designed to hang on the inside of closed windows to provide a stream of gentle cooling for small sitting areas, cribs, kitchen tables, etc. Making use of several different technologies, SolarSnow has also designed solar-heat-driven systems to cool homes, commercial freezers, and help reduce cooling costs for commercial or industrial buildings of all sizes. 

Using three diferent technological approaches for the company's various approaches towards cooling, only one of the six SolarSnow systems uses plug-in power. It is a maintenance-free 16 pound portable system that provides a gentle flow of cooled air to an area of four square meters -- covering a king-sized bed, or an office desk and the credenza area behind it -- using about 80 watts of power. As with the others, it is a closed-loop system that is designed to operate non-stop for years.

Cooling has become the largest operational expense for homes and buildings in much of the world. Beyond energy savings, SolarSnow systems do not expel heat into the streets as conventional air conditioners do. Systems operate independently, but can adapt to work with existing conventional AC systems, reducing energy consumption.

The research was first initiated in Calgary at the Canadian Institute for Transpersonal and Integrative Sciences to support the cooling needs of victims of major environmental disasters where power would not be available for extended periods. The research was more successful but laborious than expected, so SolarSnow was incorporated in the Province of Alberta.

      SolarSnow has optmized its outreach and relationships:  
-  Calgary, headquarters of SolarSnow, is home to some of the most sophisticated and efficient snow and ice-making systems in the world.
-  Bangkok is good for R&D as the world's hottest major city based on average daily highs, while Thailand is the 2nd largest exporter of AC equipment.
-  Foshan is home to factories leading the field in heat-activated cooling technology, while China is the largest exporter of cooling appliances and AC equipment.

      Research and development on anticipated future and emerging designs is ongoing, with testing in Asia where the cooling challenge is greatest.

The Paradigm Shift:          SolarSnow takes the first steps to replace expensive systems that make large amounts of cooling at great cost, with inexpensive systems that make smaller amounts of cold for free.