Ness Ziona-based startup strikes partnership to bring unique cooling mechanisms to Volkswagen.

It sounds counter-intuitive to use sunlight to cool down cars or homes, but that’s exactly what one Israeli startup has managed to do.

SolCold, based in Ness Ziona, has developed technology that can be applied to surfaces with a liquid filmy coating, and then activated to use sunlight to cool down cars, buildings, food containers and even clothes.