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New initiative explores decarbonisation in the refrigeration sector
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ndustrial refrigeration consultants, Star Technical Solutions (STS), will work in partnership with the TICR consortium to help industry achieve net zero targets. Star Technical solutions will take part in a research project aimed at investigating energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from the transport, industrial and commercial refrigeration (TICR) sectors in the UK. These sectors that are major users of energy across many businesses will play a critical part in the UK’s net zero agenda. It will explore six subsectors in depth: datacentres, food and drink manufacturing sites, and chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, retail, cold stores and transport refrigeration units.
BEIS (the Department for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy) are funding this research project on the non-domestic cooling sector, to look into trends, emissions and innovation potential of decarbonising industrial and commercial refrigeration. Its aim is to identify innovation
levers to facilitate sector-wide decarbonisation and achieve net zero. The work will run for two years and outputs will include roadmaps, sector-specific guidance, training and a programme of events in 2023/4. It’s roadmaps and strategies
Manufacturers), European bodies and institutions are on the last mile in the discussion on how to improve the new F-Gas regulation. Given the large contribution the HVACR industry can make to decarbonisation, the Association says that it is important to keep an eye on the actual technology and industrial
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ccording to ASERCOM (the Association of European Refrigeration Component
for end users will be based on a comprehensive data-driven and whole systems evidence base. These outputs will be used to drive forward sector decarbonisation strategies and policies.
The work is being managed by a consortium of experts led by London South Bank University (LSBU). Catarina Marques, PhD FInstR, Senior Research Fellow in the School of Engineering at London South Bank University and Director of the TICR consortium, said: “TICR will guide the industry on its path towards net zero from both end-user and sector-wide perspectives, providing benefits to consumers such as food/IT/pharmaceutical security and climate change mitigation. Our multidisciplinary consortium will foster long term collaborations between industry, academia and government ensuring that the project outputs are widely disseminated”. Partners in the project include London South Bank University, Carbon Limiting Technologies,
availability to accelerate the pace of change in emission reductions. “What really matters for the environment is the actual feasibility of a proposal. If there are false or misleading targets, in terms of timing and/or technologies, we fail as an industrial and political fabric to make our powerful contribution to decarbonising our economies,” said Marco Masini, president of ASERCOM, calling
the Carbon Trust, Carbon 3 IT, the Centre for Sustainable Cooling at the University of Birmingham, the Institute of Refrigeration and Star Technical Solutions.
Recognised for its technical
expertise in low-carbon refrigeration consultancy services, project partner Star Technical Solution will carry out energy surveys across the different business subsectors to identify areas for improvement. The results will feed directly into the consortium’s research to produce roadmaps, sector-specific guidance and training materials. Dermot Cotter, managing director of STS, said, ‘We are proud to work in partnership with the TICR consortium to accelerate the decarbonisation process in the temperature- controlled storage, food and drink manufacturing, retail, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. Helping customers take further steps to meet net-zero targets has been a fundamental part of our work over the past 10 years. This adds an extra layer of experience to the team and
on EU parliamentarians and commissioners to seriously consider the contribution of manufacturers of basic components for refrigeration and heat pump applications. “The new electrified economy we are aiming for, which can take advantage of zero-carbon power generation, will be more effective if ErP’s are available for manufacture. Priorities at this stage should be on efficiency first and only then
will allow us to successfully identify untapped energy and carbon reduction areas.” Stakeholders from Government Departments will be involved including BEIS, DEFRA and the Department for Transport. An advisory board to ensure input from business includes trade associations the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board, the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, Chilled Food Association, Cold Chain Federation, The Data Centre Trade Association and Food and Drink Federation. The new website will contain information about how businesses using cooling technologies and specialists in the sector can get involved in contributing to the research at an early stage. This will include a sign-up for project updates and news, and information workstreams, timetables, reports and tools.
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on the impact of refrigerants on the atmosphere, not the other way around.”
Mr Masini concluded: “The EU is working hard on both sides, creating some challenges that go beyond the target. But perhaps they are losing sight of the main objective of product and technology availability to get to the point! At ASERCOM, we are trying our best to keep them grounded to achieve the results.”
6 February 2023 •
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