ENERGY SAVING EQUIPMENT
Reduced carbon emissions and energy savings go hand in hand
Against the backdrop of reduced emissions’ campaigns, fuel supply insecurity and spiralling electricity costs, Adande’s global sales director, Karl Hodgson, addresses the impact of these factors on chilled and frozen food retailing.
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n November 2022 leaders from nearly 200 countries met at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with the World Health Organisation heralding the event as “the last chance to achieve a healthy future for humanity”. A key item on the agenda at COP27 was to get nations to “revisit and strengthen” commitments to reduce emissions by 2030 to better align with the Paris Agreement target of limiting a rise in global temperature to 1.5°C. However, there appeared to be little progress on this objective at the summit.
Energy thirsty retail refrigeration equipment The UK has been leading the way with its commitment to achieving net carbon neutrality by 2050. It was also working to reduce carbon emissions by at least 68% of the 1990 figure by 2030. This resolve was redoubled in 2021 with the introduction of legislation aimed at a 78% cut in the level of 1990 emissions by 2035, the world’s
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most ambitious climate change target. To achieve these targets, pressure will fall on those commercial and industrial sectors who use the most electricity and grocery retailers fall into this category. It is generally accepted that in food retailing operations, refrigeration can account for over 50% of a store’s electricity usage, depending upon shop format, size, food offer and environmental control systems employed. By switching to more efficient refrigerated displays, retailers will be able to reduce energy consumption significantly. The journey to net carbon neutrality is going to be a long and winding road, with the possibility of many hold- ups along the way, so it is essential that we start making changes now. Depending upon store location, size, format, food offer and footfall, food retailers are likely to replace refrigerated display equipment every 7 to 12 years, which means cabinets may only be replaced by more efficient models once between now and the goal set for 2030.
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