Valenciaport Sandbox Conducts Successful Port Logistics Solution Pilot

The Valenciaport Sandbox adds a new pilot to its track record as a testing ground for innovation in the port and logistics environment. This time, the spotlight was on a new passive radiative cooling film developed by the startup Cooling Photonics, which was tested with very positive results at the Transbase Soler depot last summer, and whose results are now being presented.

The trial was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the port community, the Fundación Valenciaport and the support of Opentop, Valenciaport’s open innovation hub, which acted as facilitator, connecting the company with the real-world environment in which its technology could prove its value.

A test in real summer conditions

This summer, over fifteen consecutive days, four identical 20-foot containers with the same solar exposure were monitored: one untreated as a reference, one with a conventional internal thermal blanket, a third with the material on the roof only, and the fourth with the material on the roof and side walls. Independent sensors recorded the internal temperature every 15 minutes, totalling more than 5,600 readings.

The results are conclusive. The standard container reached 53°C