Chennai, August 5, 2015: With the national and global thrust on energy efficiency, Danfoss India has set up a one of its kind lab, the Psychrometric (PSR) lab, which tests products for energy efficiency standards and has the potential to redefine manufacturing and designing of energy efficient products in India, thereby meeting global standards of quality and reliability.

Inaugurated by Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency at Danfoss India's Platinum LEED rated Oragadam campus here on the occasion of Danfoss Tech Day, this unique lab is seen as a step towards addressing India's energy security through energy efficiency, by helping stakeholders in performance testing of their air conditioning components that contribute to maximum load on power grids.

Energy efficiency is at the core of our energy system development and one must understand that it has a direct impact on our GDP. In fact, every organization across industry should adopt energy efficient technologies to lower their dependence on our already strapped resources. Energy saved today will ultimately serve as the alternate fuel to power both today's unserved homes and tomorrow's needs. Industries are a key pivot of our GDP and Danfoss, by investing in the psychrometric lab, has set the direction towards embracing energy efficient technologies to achieve their sustainability goals. This initiative will further support the Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Industry in developing new innovative energy efficient products," said Dr Ajay Mathur, DG, BEE.

With a customer-centric approach to designing customised applications, the psychrometric lab has been built to provide testing of air conditioners, chillers and other refrigeration equipment for relevant International standards such as IS, ISO 5051, AHRI and AHRI 550/590 among others. This apart, customers will have the facility to test for the functionality of their applications with Danfoss products, and further customize and improvise solutions to suit their needs, thereby enabling to serve the end customer better. By investing in this lab, Danfoss has indicated to the country and the Government that the industry fully supports its initiatives on energy efficiency and enabling positive climate change.

Speaking on this occasion, Mr Ravichandran Purushothaman, President, Danfoss India said, "With energy demand on the rise, it is important to view energy efficiency as an alternate fuel. Making more happen with less is a concept that Danfoss has always believed in and mastered globally, we are consistently helping stakeholders put this into practice and the investment in this lab further reinforces our commitment. Danfoss invests 4.3% of our net sales into innovation globally. This ensures focus of our R&D efforts into realizing some of the best, new to the world energy solutions that not only address our customer requirements but also help us empower them to contribute positively towards energy security. The investment in the R&D and Psychrometric lab in India will support innovation and help our customers in developing equipment for the existing and new energy efficiency standards."

For some of the existing standards in energy efficiency it is important that consistent innovation is done to bring down the cost of the products. In fact there are new standards being developed for large air conditioning equipment, which will require necessary test beds for testing and further innovation. In addition to this the industry needs skilled technicians who can support the energy efficiency market. At Danfoss, consistent efforts are being made to address each of these critical factors in its holistic approach towards addressing today's demand for energy in an efficient manner.

Apart from the Psychrometric labs, Danfoss also showcased its Refrigeration and Drives labs, the state of the art Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Learning Centre, the Export oriented Production Centre and the fully functional Ammonia Training Unit, all equipped with unique functionalities that further innovation, promote industry specific skilling and support the adoption of energy efficient alternatives through stakeholder education.

This apart, the R&D Centre handles the core innovation activities for Danfoss in India and has been specifically designed to cater to the cold chain solutions in the country. At this Centre, reverse engineering is in practice where Danfoss global innovations are tweaked to help meet local requirements and this specifically puts India at an advantage as it helps bring the company closer to customers and aids innovation according to customers' requirements.

Adding to the desired mix of stakeholder empowerment, the Danfoss Learning Centre serves as a platform for stakeholders to seek experiential learning furthering the adoption of both efficient cooling applications as well as enabling shift in mindset towards adoption of natural refrigerants.