AquaStar Cooling recently announced a breakthrough in air conditioning technology: the unprecedented use of water as a refrigerant in residential and light-industrial air conditioners. The patented high-efficiency compressor technology exceeds present and future environmental regulations, sets a new standard for efficiency, and delivers remarkable electricity cost-savings to the consumer while benefiting the environment.

In comparison to traditional Freon-based air conditioners with a standard SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) of 13, AquaStar’s water-based technology achieves a SEER of 30 or greater. This increase in efficiency results in reduced air conditioning electricity consumption by up to 40%. Since it uses water as a refrigerant, it eliminates the use of hazardous chemicals (CFCs and HCFCs), dehumidifies the air and improves indoor air quality by removing harmful pollutants and odors.

Originally developed with Texas A&M University, AquaStar’s StarRotor compressor technology represents the first time a compressor for a water-based air conditioner has been able to compress large volumes of water vapor both efficiently and economically, reveals the company’s press release. AquaStar Cooling is an operating affiliate of Select University Technologies (SUTI), which is a leading edge, multi-project business development enterprise that creates new technology companies from patented university innovation.