Blue Frontier's Ultra Efficient AC System to Decarbonize Cooling by Addressing Every Major Issue Associated with Conventional Air Conditioning 2150 and VoLo Earth Also Led Financing Round

BOCA RATON , Fla.  , July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Frontier, Inc., the leading innovator in ultra-efficient sustainable air conditioning technology, announced today that it has raised a $20M Series A equity investment led by Bill Gates -founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, 2150 Urban Tech Sustainability Fund and VoLo Earth Ventures. Blue Frontier's commercialization partner, Modern Niagara, also participated in the funding round. The Series A financing will accelerate Blue Frontier's ability to bring its product to market, thereby helping to propel the company towards its goal of creating gigaton reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by decarbonizing building cooling.

Climate change and extreme heat conditions have led to increased demand for air conditioning, with AC systems becoming the fastest-growing use of electricity in buildings across the world. In fact, electricity use for air conditioning currently exceeds the world's capacity to deploy renewable energy and storage systems, and yet, no meaningful changes or improvements to air conditioning technology have been made in more than 100 years, until now. Blue Frontier's AC system reduces electricity use by up to 90% by combining dew-point-style sensible cooling with liquid desiccant dehumidification. The desiccant is recharged and stored when electricity is the cleanest or lowest cost, and later used to deliver cooling when electricity is dirty or costly.

Dr. Daniel Betts , CEO of Blue Frontier, commented, "We are delighted to receive the support of some of the highest-profile cleantech funds who share our vision of driving decarbonization both in the power grid and beyond – into the buildings where we live and work. Our partnership with these sustainable investors enables the immense global environmental impact of our technology – to bring affordable, efficient, sustainable air conditioning with low-cost energy storage to buildings around the world – and to reduce the cost to utilities of supplying carbon-free electricity for cooling."

Blue Frontier's systems address every major issue associated with present-day air conditioning with a ground-breaking replacement for Packaged Rooftop Units that dominate the commercial buildings air conditioning market:  

Eliminates high Global Warming Potential ("GWP") refrigerant with breakthrough liquid desiccant technology

Dramatically reduces AC electrical consumption by 50-90% depending on weather and usage

Eliminates peak electrical demand by integrating energy storage with a proprietary saltwater solution, which allows AC to intelligently store and use excess renewable energy

Enables early replacement of traditional ACs with HVAC-as-a-Service, a business model designed to speed market adoption by removing capital investment requirements

In connection with the completion of the funding round, Phillippe Larochelle , Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Christian Hernandez Gallardo , co-Founder and Partner at 2150, and Kareem Dabbagh , co-Founder and Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures, which also led Blue Frontier's seed funding round, have been appointed to the Blue Frontier Board of Directors. Brian Mayers , of Breakthrough Energy Ventures, will serve as a board observer.

"Cooling is already a significant part of our global energy consumption and is expected to eventually surpass heating demand," said Carmichael Roberts, Breakthrough Energy Ventures. "Blue Frontier's innovation is important because it can provide cooling with higher efficiency but also improved flexibility – reducing overall load and better utilizing renewable energy. This team has also developed compelling pricing models that make it an easy economic decision to swap out traditional systems."

Christian Hernandez Gallardo , co-Founder and Partner at 2150, mentioned, "As our globe continues to warm, cooling is evolving from a convenience to a requirement, and yet existing AC architecture only exacerbates the problem due to its energy inefficiency and high-GWP refrigerant use. The Blue Frontier technology solves that, and we are proud to be backing Daniel and his team. We look forward to supporting their deployment across the hundreds of millions of square feet of real estate managed by our investor base."

Kareem Dabbagh , co-Founder and Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures, pointed out, "Blue Frontier's technology is a game changer for both cooling decarbonization and grid efficiency. Their intersection of novel cooling technology and energy storage enables new opportunities to flatten large afternoon grid peaks in cooling demand, saving money for consumers and utilities. We are thrilled to continue supporting Blue Frontier after leading its seed round last year, as we look to invest our capital into companies that address the planet's climate crisis while delivering attractive returns for our investors."

Today's AC systems utilize refrigerants, which continue to create greenhouse gases 2,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, causing air conditioning to be responsible for 5% of greenhouse gas emissions today globally, and the leading cause of blackouts, high electricity bills and fossil fuel consumption. Blue Frontier has the solution to all these critical issues.

The Blue Frontier technology was originally developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with Blue Frontier obtaining rights through an exclusive license in 2018. Continued development was undertaken in conjunction with NREL and the Wells Fargo's Innovation Incubator (IN2) program and prototypes were tested at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Pilot installations in commercial buildings are scheduled for the second half of 2022. Pre-commercial Alpha unit release is expected in 2023, configured to replace commercial building Rooftop Units (RTUs).

ABOUT BLUE FRONTIER Based in Boca Raton, FL , Blue Frontier is revolutionizing air conditioning for commercial buildings. The company is the developer of patented solutions for hyper-efficient comfort space conditioning, low-cost energy storage, and smart IoT controls to aggregate its air conditioners as distributed energy resources for use as a Utility-Managed Virtual Power Plant. Blue Frontier's first product addresses the 5 through 10-ton commercial packaged rooftop air conditioner market with a drop-in replacement offered under an HVAC-as-a-Service subscription-based business model. The company was recognized with the prestigious BNEF Pioneers Award in 2022. For more information, visit: www.bluefrontierac.com. Stay up to date on commercial deployments and product launches by joining the mailing list.

ABOUT BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY VENTURES Founded by Bill Gates and backed by many of the world's top business leaders, BEV has raised more than $2 billion in committed capital to support cutting-edge companies that are leading the world to net-zero emissions. BEV is a purpose-built investment firm that is seeking to invest, launch and scale global companies that will eliminate GHG emissions throughout the economy as soon as possible. BEV seeks true breakthroughs and is committed to supporting these entrepreneurs and companies by bringing to bear a unique combination of technical, operational, market and policy expertise.

BEV is a part of Breakthrough Energy, a network of investment vehicles, philanthropic programs, policy advocacy and other activities committed to scaling the technologies we need to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Visit www.breakthroughenergy.org to learn more.

ABOUT 2150 2150 is a venture capital firm investing in technology companies that seek to sustainably reimagine and reshape the urban environment and enable a sustainable and scalable future of mass urbanization. 2150's investment thesis focuses on major unsolved problems across what it calls the 'Urban Stack', which comprises every element of the built environment, from the way our cities are designed, constructed and powered, to the way people live, work, move, and are cared for. Find out more at www.2150.vc

ABOUT VOLO EARTH VENTURES VoLo Earth Ventures seeks to accelerate the new energy economy by addressing the planet's climate crisis at its roots and providing first-in funding and hands-on leadership to early-stage climate tech companies. VoLo Earth strives to grow, propagate, and capitalize on climate solutions with an intent to deliver superior investment returns and quantifiable carbon benefit. For more information, please visit: www.voloearth.com/

Media Contacts: Blue Frontier, Inc.  John Hingley  Vice President of Operations  Phone: +1 561 486 3800  341408@email4pr.com  www.BlueFrontierAC.com

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