Corellian secures pilot with major Indian industry partners via CSIRO RISE Accelerator
- Erik Parsons
- May 29
- 2 min read
Corellian has taken a massive step towards solving the global cooling crisis. Over the past year, our team participated in Round 3 (Renewable Energy) of the India-Australia Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE) Accelerator, delivered jointly by CSIRO (Australia’s National Science Agency) and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s flagship initiative to foster innovation and entrepreneurship).
Our goal was clear: introduce our disruptive AirSolaris technology from the Australian lab to India – the world's fastest-growing, most cost-sensitive cooling market.
The market pull was immediate and palpable. Following Corellian’s presentation to the Green Cooling Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), established HVAC manufacturers confirmed they are actively seeking alternatives to the existing air cooling systems. The mainstream vapour compression technology is electricity-intensive (high operating cost). Currently available liquid desiccant technologies use 30-50% less electricity and cut down the operation cost, but have been too expensive to produce, are bulky, and complex to scale. Corellian’s AirSolaris technology uses 50-95% less electricity compared to mainstream vapour compression systems, and solves the issues associated with the liquid desiccant systems.
Through our participation in the RISE Accelerator’s Round 3 Pilot Phase (December 2025-April 2026), we successfully demonstrated our solution. We advanced the AirSolaris prototype to TRL 6, proving that our proprietary Liquid Desiccant Evaporative Cooling architecture and components deliver world-leading efficiency at a competitive cost.
Most importantly, RISE Round 3 for Renewable Energy catalyzed deep co-development partnerships with Indian industry. We secured NDAs and ongoing pilot engagements with major companies, and validated the AirSolaris’ product-market fit.
With our B2B licensing model approved by industry leaders, we are soon opening a Momentum SAFE round. This will fund our final Design for Manufacture (DfM) engineering and our upcoming TRL 7 R&D, paving the way for ultra-efficient, affordable cooling on a global scale. Contact us for expressions of interest.
The global cooling crisis requires solutions that cross borders. Our special thanks to the entire RISE team, CSIRO and the RISE Experts-in-Residence (Impact Tech Ventures, CII and Asheesh Malaney) for a truly world-class program.
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