NTU Singapore and two Denmark universities collaborate to pioneer cooling solutions supported by S$12m funding from Grundfos Foundation

NTU Singapore is partnering Aalborg University and Aarhus University on a five-year research initiative - Sustainable Water-based cooling in Megacities (SWiM) - to pioneer sustainable cooling for megacities. The collaboration is supported by a S$12m funding from Grundfos Foundation, which is the foundation’s largest individual research grant to date and the first to include a university outside Denmark.  

As global temperatures rise, the demand for cooling in fast-growing megacities is surging. But conventional cooling systems consume vast energy and fuel climate change. Researchers from ERI@N will work with both Demark universities to create intelligent, sustainable cooling systems that cut energy use by up to 30%, reducing both costs and carbon emissions.

Professor Madhavi Srinivasan, Executive Director of the Energy Research Institute @ NTU Singapore, said: “NTU is pleased to receive funding support from the Grundfos Foundation, marking a significant milestone in international collaboration for sustainable urban innovation. This joint effort brings together NTU’s research strengths in sustainability, engineering and artificial intelligence, with the expertise of Denmark’s universities and Grundfos, to develop advanced sustainable urban cooling solutions. This partnership is a testament to our shared commitment to support urban sustainability goals through science, technology, and international cooperation.”

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