RACE 4 HUNGER UPDATE: 10,000 meals successfully arrived in Zimbabwe
In the effort to provide support and solutions to end global hunger, DENSO Thermal Systems Group (DNTS) launched the RACE 4 HUNGER initiative in December 2021. The initiative was held in collaboration with a non-profit organization, Rise Against Hunger.
The RACE 4 HUNGER is a virtual race without aggregation on the start line, so participants can join from any location they choose. Additionally, DNTS will donate a meal, for every 5 kilometers travelled by associates. The meals will provide nourishment to the children in need in Zimbabwe.
For a week in December 2021, DNTS associates across 4 continents have raced to accumulate as many kilometers as possible. With many associates expressing their support and enthusiasm for the initiative, associates have accumulated a total of 17,731 kilometers – gaining more than 3500 meals!
Instead, DENSO Thermal Systems decided to donate 10,000 meals. This means more children in Zimbabwe will be enjoying delicious and nutritious meals.
In March 2022, the partner organization – Rise Against Hunger – shipped a container with 10,000 meals to Zimbabwe for the children. Recently, DNTS received an update regarding the shipment.
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“We are pleased to announce that the container with our donationhas finally reached its destination”
Thanks to the project RACE 4 HUNGER we successfully shipped 10,000 meals to Zimbabwe to help them fight against hunger.
Thank You!
DENSO showcases its thermal management expertise
Back in 2017 at the Rally Mexico, DENSO and its Toyota Gazoo Racing partners were confronted with a great challenge of overcoming the severe heating problems that the rally car was experiencing at that very hot event. “Heat management is always a balancing act because of the range of temperatures, altitudes and different conditions we see in the sport of rally,” said Toyota Gazoo Racing Technical Director, Tom Fowler.
In response, DENSO and the team worked relentlessly to find the necessary solutions. Leveraging on DENSO’s expertise and technical knowledge, DENSO engineers and the team were able to find the necessary solutions, allowing the driver and co-pilot to come back stronger as the events passed. Much of the development work was undertaken at the DENSO Thermal Systems R&D facility in Italy. With the use of a full-scale wind tunnel, the DENSO team worked continuously to improve the car’s heat management system.
In 2022, thermal management has become more challenging due to the vehicle’s complex hybrid system. However, DENSO has been proactively investigating on this matter. “Cooling a very powerful internal combustion engine combined with the hybrid powertrain is something that we do every day for our hybrids and plug in hybrid applications,” says Matteo Biglia, R&D Director at DENSO Thermal Systems.
DENSO is continuously looking to find solutions on how to transform this technology into a more compact, efficient, and lighter applications, for mass production customers.