Chennai, August 5, 2015: With the national and global thrust on energy efficiency, Danfoss India has set up a one of its kind 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 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 organisation 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 customise 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 the 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 net sales into innovation globally. This ensures focus of our R&D efforts into realising 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."