SPACECOOL Wins the Climate Change Category at the “EXPO2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD” Hosted by the Japan Patent Office Designing a Better Future Society with Radiative Cooling Materials
SPACECOOL INC. has been awarded in the Climate Change category of the intellectual property award “EXPO2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD,” hosted by the Japan Patent Office (JPO), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Awards Ceremony Viewing Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqc_jjWSPkI
The “EXPO2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD” is a one-time award newly established as a collaboration between the JPO and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in the context of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. It recognizes companies that effectively utilize intellectual property to address social issues and contribute to designing a better future society in the fields of climate change, women’s participation, and youth engagement.
SPACECOOL has been recognized in the Climate Change category for its contribution to addressing climate challenges. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, October 4, at the Theme Week Studio within the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai venue, as part of the “International Forum on Promoting the Utilization of Intellectual Property toward the SDGs.” The event was streamed live on the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai Theme Week YouTube channel.
Awards Ceremony Overview
| Date & Time | Saturday, October 4, 10:00–11:00 JST |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theme Week Studio (inside the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai venue) |
| Viewing Page | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqc_jjWSPkI Live streaming will begin at 10:00 on October 4. The ceremony is open to anyone to view freely. |
Award Highlights by the Judges (Excerpt)
・The radiative cooling material “SPACECOOL” utilizes proprietary optical design to achieve up to 95% solar reflectance and up to 95% emissivity to outer space, enabling zero-energy cooling in which the surface temperature of the material drops by 2–6℃ compared with the ambient air under direct sunlight. In a demonstration trial in Saudi Arabia, air conditioning energy consumption was reduced by an average of 29%, with an estimated 21-ton reduction in CO₂ emissions over 15 years.
・In terms of intellectual property utilization, as a carve-out startup, SPACECOOL INC. has secured a comprehensive portfolio of basic and applied patents both domestically and internationally. The company has established an extensive patent network covering higher-level concepts with radiative cooling functionality, and has deployed an open-and-closed strategy that balances both collaborations promotion and rights protection.
About SPACECOOL INC.
Founded in April 2021, SPACECOOL INC. is a Japan-based climate tech startup. The company develops and markets SPACECOOL, a radiative cooling material that leverages the natural phenomenon of radiative cooling to enable zero-energy daytime cooling—something conventional technologies could not achieve.
By applying SPACECOOL to buildings, outdoor infrastructure, as well as people, animals, and plants, the technology reduces energy demand and CO₂ emissions, alleviates heat stress, and enhances productivity. With these benefits, SPACECOOL aims to become a game-changer in the fight against global warming.
Company Website: https://spacecool.jp/en/
＊“SPACECOOL” is a registered trademark.
