CM2024-06: Heating and cooling technologies for home appliances

Who We Are?

Beko, with 55,000 employees, subsidiaries in 58 countries, and 46 production facilities across 14 nations, is a global company whose main brand in Turkey is Arçelik. In 2023, Beko became Europe's largest white goods company by market share and reported a turnover of 8 billion Euros. Its 31 R&D and design centers employ over 2,300 researchers and have more than 3,500 international patent applications. Beko, actively involved in EU programs since 1993, collaborates with over 500 institutions across 20+ countries in various fields, including materials technologies, food storage, and future factories. Beko is the flagship of Turkish private sector in FP programmes with its strong national and international collaboration network in a broad area including material science, production, factories of future, food safety, information and communication technologies, logistics and process optimization.

Our Focus for This Call:

Within the framework of the "CM2024-06 Heating and Cooling Technologies" module, we possess expertise in areas that can be leveraged. In alignment with global targets, we are interested in technologies and projects involving heating, cooling, and heat pump systems that contribute to energy efficiency in household appliances and support sustainability. These efforts are consistent with the company’s vision and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In this regard, we are currently involved in a Horizon Europe project that aligns with our areas of expertise.

Project: ENOUGH (Grant Agreement ID: 101036588)
Project link: https://enough-emissions.eu/

This project is designed to reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency, aiming to achieve climate neutrality for the food sector within the scope of Europe's net-zero emission targets.

As part of the project, Beko is developing next-generation energy-efficient household refrigerators with enhanced cooling performance, tailored to consumer behavior and in line with the European Union's transition to the new energy label. Energy-efficient and eco-friendly refrigerators are crucial for the cooling chain, in accordance with EU strategy. Improving cooling performance and making it more user-friendly ensures that the product's performance is optimized in real-world use. Moreover, by effectively regulating algorithms and cooling systems, this positively impacts the environment.

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In this context, we aim to participate in projects focused on developing eco-friendly and energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies for household products. This will enable us to contribute to environmental protection and circularity. In such projects, we aim to offer innovative solutions with our strong R&D infrastructure and international collaborations, in line with the European Green Deal and sustainable development goals.