ZEPHYR INNOVATIONS, INC.: SEED NEW AWARD PROJECT TITLE: AIR CONDITIONING VIA LIQUID DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION (CONTROL #1954-1897) THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE STANDARD, VAPOR-COMPRESSION (VC) DRIVEN AIR CONDITIONER (AC) THAT WILL REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY 50% OVER TODAY’S HIGHEST-EFFICIENCY ACS WHILE USING NO REFRIGERANTS. THIS BREAKTHROUGH IS ACHIEVED BY REPLACING CONVENTIONAL ACS’ INEFFICIENT VC METHOD WITH ONE EMPLOYING EVAPORATIVE COOLING PRECEDED BY EFFICIENT LIQUID DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION. WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHERS PURSUING DEHUMIDIFICATION-PLUS-EVAPORATIVE-COOLING APPROACHES IS OUR DESICCANT REGENERATION SYSTEM.