Fenik Yuma 60 L
Fenik
Fenik’s Yuma 60 L is a portable cooling system that refrigerates perishable foods without using electricity.
Fenik’s Yuma 60 L Cooler is a portable system that refrigerates perishable foods such as fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. The cooler does not require electricity to operate and instead uses patent-pending PhaseTek™ membrane technology to facilitate evaporative cooling. The degree to which the device cools food depends on the ambient air temperature and relative humidity and may cool the internal storage space by 20-30 °F. Fenik, which is based in Somerville, Massachusetts manufactures the Yuma 60 L Cooler. The product was designed by Quang Truong, Jeremy Fryer-Biggs, and Spencer Taylor.
Fenik conducted R&D and field trials in Morocco with help from USAID. The product is currently available to purchase online.
Primary competitors include Zeer Pot, Charcoal Cooler, and there are other traditional Evaporative Cooling Chambers available in the market.
Target users currently include campers and individual consumers, but the company hopes to reduce the price to make the product accessible to emerging markets.