Call for Proposals: Sustainable Cooling Demonstration Projects under “Cool Up Programme” (Turkey)

Following the submission of an idea, applications will be shortlisted. Cool Up experts will then follow up with applicants to gather additional information about their projects before making a final decision. Selected projects will benefit from technical, financial, and marketing support.

Cooling is a major consumer of energy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and in Türkiye. With the Cool Up demonstration projects, they want to illustrate that sustainable cooling in Türkiye is feasible, and safe. The Cool Up demonstration projects will exemplify what is achievable with sustainable cooling in the region.

Sustainable cooling is affordable and safe cooling that meets users’ needs while having minimal impact on the environment. Specifically, sustainable cooling does not use environmentally harmful refrigerants such as fluorinated gases (F-gases), it has low energy demand through high efficiency, and it is compatible with a fully renewable energy supply.

Funding Information

• Financial support for transitioning to a more sustainable solution, depending on the eligibility of the project idea (e.g. financial support for the purchase of equipment)
• Capacity building support for accessing project funding, such as loans or third-party funding.

Technical Assistance

• Support for technology selection cost-benefit
• Support for technology procurement and commissioning
• Monitoring and support for system optimization
• Support for servicing and maintenance

Visibility and Outreach

• Promotion on the Cool Up website, social media, and other channels and high visibility as front runner and role model for sustainable cooling in the country and beyond
• Capacity building support for policies and regulations
• Support for other marketing activities

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible applicants:
  • Applicants for Cool Up programme funding should apply for using new energy-efficient equipment using natural refrigerants.
  • The requested energy-efficient equipment using natural refrigerants has to be commercially available technology in the market.
  • Applicants must be legally registered private sector companies and public sector authorities (hospitals, universities, public buildings, etc.) in Türkiye open to new technologies and keen to implement energy-efficient systems using natural refrigerants.
  • Commercial facilities including hotels, malls, supermarkets, etc. located across Türkiye are eligible to apply.
• Eligible cooling technologies:
  • Technologies that use natural refrigerants or no refrigerants for air conditioning, district cooling and commercial refrigeration.

Selection Criteria

• The selection will be done considering the aim of Cool Up programme in showcasing environmental, technical, financial advantages of sustainable cooling technologies. The selection will be guided by, but not limited to, the following criteria:
  • Energy saving potential​
  • High impact (scalability and commercial viability on the long-term and GHG emissions savings)
  • Replicability
  • Domestically produced and/or distributed technologies is an advantage
  • Preference of new in-kind technology to the specific country (no support for early-stage R&D technologies)
  • Compatibility with a fully renewable energy supply
  • Availability of spare parts and after sales service in Türkiye (if not already available, it needs to be created with the project setup)

For more information, visit UNDP.