COLD STORES
regulations. This means that from a user’s perspective, the in stalled Panasonic CO2
refrigeration system not only provides the highest levels of efficiency, but also future- proofs the site against any cost or availability implications resulting from current or future F-Gas legislation.
Since its European launch in late 2017, the Panasonic CO2 Condenser range has proven to be attractive to specifiers, with over 250 units now being installed across Western Europe an d where a modular approach to medium and lower duty applications is required, as was the case with this application.
Neil Bilton, head of key accounts at Panasonic UK, explains more about the benefits: “The Panasonic range has been specifically developed for small to medium capacity applications within the retail and food service sectors and is particularly suited for installations in small supermarkets,
conven ience stores and garage forecourt retail operations. Furthermore, the range is also ideally suited to provide refrigeration within the restaurant and hotel sectors.”
The units are compact, lightweight, have low noise levels (a range of 35.5 dB(A) to
36dB(A)) and are designed to fit into smaller spaces with dimension s of 930mm (h) x 800mm (w) x 350mm (d), and weigh only 67kg.
Panasonic is not new to this product range, having developed the latest version of the Panasonic CO2 Condensing units over time, with over 8,500 units being installed in Japan in approx. 3,700 stores since its launch in 2010.
The business has therefore been able to build up essential knowledge and
understanding of end user experiences and challenges.
This solution helps to overcome some of the major hurdles that small retail outlets can encounter with other solutions that are currently on the market.
The Panasonic units offer a stable and
reliable system that helps to maximise energy efficiency with a low carbon footprint. Furthermore, the units can be set to run at low and medium temperatures with
four initial settings which can be modified by turning a simple and user-friendly rotary switch to further enhance energy savings. This project successfully delivered
a natural refrigeration solution to meet the client’s sustainability and efficiency requirements.
Garry Broadbent of Green Cooling added: “This type of modular installation is typical in terms of the direction that food retail stores and catering facilities are heading. Sustainable food retail refrigeration solutions are now required to future-proof the operation of a site and remove any
operational risks resulting from the F-Gas HFC refrigerant phase-out legislation, in terms of both refrigerant costs and quota restrictions.”
From a legislation and compliance perspective, the use of CO2 in the above installation removed the need on this site for F-Gas reporting, and hence there is also no inclusion required within the operator’s Green House Gas (GHG) report, as no F-Gas refrigerants are used.
In summary, within this application , the Panasonic CO2 units provided a practical solution which combined the highest levels of efficiency and practicality along with a value- based focus with regards to both capital and whole life costs.
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