Schneider Electric India, the subsidiary of French multinational Schneider Electric, has introduced an under-floor air-conditioning system in India, targeting information technology firms, data centre operators, and banking and financial sector companies, which generally occupy large office space.
Though under-floor air-conditioning has been prevalent in Europe and in the US for many years, it is catching up in the Asia Pacific region and has high growth potential in India, a company official said. This is the first time the company is offering an integrated end-to-end solution for under-floor air-conditioning out of India and will scale up across the globe, added a senior Schneider executive.
The product has been introduced as ‘Under Floor Air Distribution System’ (UFAD) and the company claimed the system would save 20 per cent in energy cost as compared to the conventional overhead air-conditioning system.
“The Asia Pacific region accounts for 70 per cent of our business. India is one of the most promising markets and we foresee a huge market potential here,” Alberto Carporali, general manager, Access Floor Business, Schneider Electric, told The Hindu .
“Through the introduction of UFAD we are entering the business to consumer space as UFAD is meant for office space and other public utility structures’ cooling needs,” he said. He declined to quantify the revenue the company would be generating from India through this product.
The UFAD system will use the space between the structural concrete slab and the underside of a raised access floor to deliver conditioned air directly into the occupied zone of the building. This can be developed in different configurations, according to the needs of the owner of the space and project requirements.
