Abstract
The UK cold store sector has challenges to meet its net zero target by 2050. A project funded by the UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) is analysing the opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in cold stores from refrigeration equipment. The project includes reviewing the UK refrigeration carbon emissions from cold stores, surveying cold stores fabric and refrigeration equipment and to produce a road map for carbon emissions mitigation. This paper focuses on the finding of the site surveys and details how currently innovations are used in the sector, the quality of maintenance and the opportunities to reduce energy consumption by 20% on non-optimised refrigeration systems. We will provide the recommendations of the changes required in the cold storage and refrigeration industry to reduce the carbon emissions when operating refrigeration equipment.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 11 Jun 2024 |
| Event | 8th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain - Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Duration: 9 Jun 2024 → 11 Jun 2024 https://iifiir.org/en/events/8th-iir-conference-on-sustainability-and-the-cold-chain |
Conference
| Conference | 8th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Tokyo |
| Period | 9/06/24 → 11/06/24 |
| Other | Scheduled to take place on June 9-11, 2024, at Waseda University in Tokyo (Japan), the 8th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (ICCC 2024) will provide a unique opportunity for experts to exchange on important topical subjects such as decarbonising the grid, sustainable food and cold chains, reducing energy use, and utilising heat recovery, among others, as part of the solution to the challenges facing the industry. |
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Keywords
- Refrigeration, TICR, Cold Stores, Net Zero, Carbon Emissions, Energy Efficiency.
Rights Retention Statement
- This work was funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero [FM21297]. For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising.
