Enhanced Innovations develops solar-powered cold storage unit for ‘last mile’ vaccine transport

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Globally, inadequate last-mile cold chain leads to spoilage of over 50% temperature- sensitive vaccines. To address this problem, India’s Enhanced Innovations has developed the Phloton active-cooling vaccine carrier with a 14-hour power backup and solar charging support. The vaccine carrier and storage system with live temperature monitoring will provide a 2 to 8 degrees Celsius temperature range, powered by artificial intelligence to create a failsafe system. The product is compatible with all off-grid sources including solar.

The 5kg unit comprises a 2-liter cooling chamber. It includes a lithium battery that lasts up to 14 hours at 43 degrees Celsius ambient temperature.

“On grid, our product is 30% more efficient than existing solutions. And with solar integration, it can be operated at 100% green electricity,” said Ankita Mittal, CEO, Enhanced Innovations.

Phloton is offered with a 10-year product warranty. The technology is scalable to commercial refrigeration in applications such as agriculture, animal husbandry, biomedical research, cosmetics, organ transport. “”⁠INR 1,100 crore is the total market across all possible last-mile cold chain applications in India which is what Phloton is targeting,” said Ms Mittal.

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