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Reducing environmental impact
through Frigoglass Ecocool
Frigoglass
Frigoglass, the world’s leader in the commercial refrigeration equipment (Ice-Cold Merchandisers: ICMs) market, launched the first complete range of eco-friendly ICMs in 2009.
In response to the urgent need to address climate change, Frigoglass is taking action and focusing on where its environmental impact is both direct and indirect: in the form of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. The Frigoglass Ecocool range is the result of the company’s commitment to promoting a sustainable business environment and reducing its environmental impact.
“During the last decade, Frigoglass has been working closely with its key customers and investing heavily in the next generation of refrigeration platforms for Ice Cold Merchandisers. This focused effort has culminated in the commercialisation of the industry’s first complete product range of environment-friendly ICMs. Ecocool fulfils our long-standing objectives of transitioning to eco-friendly ICMs with natural refrigerants and providing significantly reduced energy consumption that drastically contributes to the decrease of carbon footprint of beverage companies.” said Managing Director, Petros Diamantides.
The innovative range of green ICM solutions offers cold drink availability with a minimum environmental impact through:
1. The use of the natural refrigerants, hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide (CO2) which drastically reduce the impact refrigerants have on the environment. While conventional refrigerants (HFC134a) have an average global warming potential (GWP) of 1,300 over a period of 100 years, HC (R290) and CO2 have a GWP of less than 3.
2. Optimised and efficient design, best-in-class components, as well as intelligent energy-management systems which allow the Frigoglass Ecocool units to be significantly more economic to operate. Studies have shown Ecocool coolers consume up to 50% less energy than equivalent units produced a decade ago.
3. The use of natural substances in the insulation process makes the Ecocool range completely HFC free.
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4. Advanced assembly techniques and the use of fewer materials means the Ecocool range is compatible with recycling process requirements.
The breadth of the Ecocool product range ensures:
- Lower electricity bills at the outlets;
- A reduced greenhouse effect; and,
- Cold drink availability with minimum environmental impact
“We believe that today’s initiatives will address our customers’ requirements for environment-friendly solutions, as well as demonstrate our capability and commitment in reducing environmental impact and promoting green solutions in the cooling industry” mentioned Panos Giannopoulos, Marketing Director.
With the 2008 market share reaching 20%, Frigoglass is the global market leader in commercial refrigeration with operations in 15 countries across four continents including production hubs in Romania, Russia, Turkey, India, China, Indonesia, South Africa and Nigeria.
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