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Sainsbury's takes delivery of CO2 natural refrigerant trailer unit
BRITISH retailer Sainsbury's has become the first customer in the world to take delivery of Carrier Transicold's prototype natural refrigerant trailer unit, which operates exclusively with carbon dioxide (CO2) refrigerant.
CO2 is a safe and non-ozone depleting gas with a global warming potential of one, making it the baseline against which all other refrigerants are measured.
Carrier Transicold, which operates in the UK as Carrier Transicold UK, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies.
The delivery marks the first of three units to join the Sainsbury's fleet this year as part of a three-year technology field trial.
It builds on the success of a 2013 pilot, which saw the supermarket operate a modified road version of Carrier Transicold's NaturaLINE?refrigeration system for ocean containers, making it the first naturally refrigerated trailer operating anywhere in the world.
The new prototype system uses advanced technology from the NaturaLINE refrigeration system and stands out for its use of the natural refrigerant CO2, also known as R744, in a closed-loop system.
"Our ultimate vision is to see temperature-controlled units running on natural refrigerant in mainstream production," said David Appel, president, Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration Systems.
"Today, with the support of one of our largest European customers, we are one step closer." he said.
Said Sainsbury's operations support manager Gary King: "This will help us achieve our ambitious environmental and sustainability goals, whilst delivering a seismic leap forward in terms of sustainability within the cold chain."
The first of the three new prototype trailers to enter service with Sainsbury's is a 13.6 metre dual-compartment tri-axle reefer, manufactured in the UK by Gray & Adams. The unit was installed by a specialist team from Carrier Transicold in North America, who worked alongside technicians at Carrier Transicold North West in Liverpool.
CO2 is a safe and non-ozone depleting gas with a global warming potential of one, making it the baseline against which all other refrigerants are measured.
Carrier Transicold, which operates in the UK as Carrier Transicold UK, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies.
The delivery marks the first of three units to join the Sainsbury's fleet this year as part of a three-year technology field trial.
It builds on the success of a 2013 pilot, which saw the supermarket operate a modified road version of Carrier Transicold's NaturaLINE?refrigeration system for ocean containers, making it the first naturally refrigerated trailer operating anywhere in the world.
The new prototype system uses advanced technology from the NaturaLINE refrigeration system and stands out for its use of the natural refrigerant CO2, also known as R744, in a closed-loop system.
"Our ultimate vision is to see temperature-controlled units running on natural refrigerant in mainstream production," said David Appel, president, Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration Systems.
"Today, with the support of one of our largest European customers, we are one step closer." he said.
Said Sainsbury's operations support manager Gary King: "This will help us achieve our ambitious environmental and sustainability goals, whilst delivering a seismic leap forward in terms of sustainability within the cold chain."
The first of the three new prototype trailers to enter service with Sainsbury's is a 13.6 metre dual-compartment tri-axle reefer, manufactured in the UK by Gray & Adams. The unit was installed by a specialist team from Carrier Transicold in North America, who worked alongside technicians at Carrier Transicold North West in Liverpool.
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