Industrial Technology, Refrigeration
Supermarkets Can Obtain New Revenue with Utility Demand Response Programs
Demand Response and Smart-grid Technologies in Supermarkets ACHR News, March 13, 2017 Supermarkets typically operate with razor-thin margins, which means fresh ideas that improve profits, such as participating in utility demand response or peak-shaving programs or selling thermal energy to local district heating and cooling grids to produce a revenue stream, are always welcome. Today, […]
demand response, energy efficiency, grocery store, supermarket, thermal storage
Energy Efficiency Financing Options for Supermarkets
Financing options boost the business case for energy-efficiency projects Supermarket News, July 20, 2016 Capture the ‘free money’ of on-bill financing [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”18″ bg_color=”#8224e3″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]“Once the project is paid off, the store sees lower utility bills,” Tan said. “But the benefits of the new equipment start immediately. Along with reducing energy consumption and […]
energy efficiency financing, grocery store energy upgrades, On-bill financin, PACE financing, supermarket
Industrial Technology, Refrigeration
The Natural Refrigerant Set to Reduce Supermarket Energy Use
Bryan Kilgore for Zondits, March 13, 2015 Carbon dioxide refrigerant is being used in 200 Sainsbury’s grocery stores, replacing their old R-404A, hydro-fluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerant. This is not new, as many northern European supermarkets are switching away from HCF refrigerants. What makes this interesting is that the CO2 at these Sainsbury’s stores is created as […]
carbon dioxide, energy use, refrigerant, sugar beet, supermarket