Key facts
- Pascal's technology promises to be around 20% more efficient than existing models.
- The startup has signed a contract with a multinational beverage company for a pilot.
- The material has been cycled up to 300,000 times, equivalent to about a year of operation.
Pascal, a startup co-founded by Adam Slavney and Jinyoung Seo, has secured $8.5 million in a follow-on to its seed funding round. The company is developing a new class of materials for heat pumps and refrigerators that promises to be approximately 20% more efficient than current models. The technology utilizes a proprietary sponge-like material within a cartridge that compresses carbon dioxide. This solid-state refrigerant approach aims to eliminate the environmental concerns associated with traditional refrigerants, such as ozone depletion and potent greenhouse gas emissions. Pascal has signed a contract for a pilot program with a multinational beverage company and plans to deliver its first prototype early next year, with a goal of releasing polished refrigerators in 2028.