Reading, UK: Andy Pearson, group managing director, Star Refrigeration, will present findings from research on improving the energy efficiency of cold stores at a Cold Chain Federation webinar today (26 April) from 12:30pm to 1:15pm.
The Cold Chain Federation’s Connect webinar is part of a series of online conferences.
Pearson will raise awareness of the importance of harnessing data from refrigeration systems to drive energy costs savings and carbon reductions.
“With the existing challenges of raising energy prices only set to intensify, the demands placed upon the sector’s operating profits are substantial, Pearson said.
“Despite this, recent research has shown that there is a massive variation in the energy use of cold storage buildings, with some buildings requiring up to ten times more electricity than others of similar size and throughput.
Star Refrigeration recently launched a Specific Energy Consumption benchmarking app, which cold stores can use to measure site energy output against industry best practice guidelines and competitor performance.
It can also forecast future energy use and predict effectiveness of planned improvements to cold stores.
