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retail sistema as an energy saving solution
02/10/2008
retail sistema as an energy saving solution
Within the context of continuous innovation and energy awareness, an installation has been developed using outstanding technological solutions, so as to demonstrate the advantages in terms of energy saving of using the latest technology systems and cutting-edge control solutions.
Numerous studies on the running costs of supermarkets show that over 50% is accounted for by the energy consumption of the refrigeration system, first of all, and secondly by room air-conditioning. The focus in terms of energy saving is thus on these two areas.
The availability and environmental awareness of CONAD ADRIATICO and its willingness to invest in research into innovative solutions allowed a valuable partnership to be established between: the CONAD ADRIATICO technical department, which coordinated the operations in the field; CAREL S.p.A. (integrated system: controllers and components for complete store management, including room air-conditioning and energy monitoring).
The supermarket examined in this document, located in Sulmona (AQ), when compared to other similarly sized supermarkets (~2000 m2), stands out for the fact that it is focused on fresh products. Consequently, it consumes more kWh in refrigeration per square metre.
The installation is more complex than others of the same size, due to: the type of climate: Sulmona sees considerable temperature differences both throughout the day and between the seasons, ranging from down to -5°C in winter, to 38 °C in summer; the store is located in a residential area, thus the noise from compressors and fans must be kept to a minimum; installation difficulties relating to the location of systems and condensers in the basement: this required the use of centrifugal fans on the condensers.
+402200190
Numerous studies on the running costs of supermarkets show that over 50% is accounted for by the energy consumption of the refrigeration system, first of all, and secondly by room air-conditioning. The focus in terms of energy saving is thus on these two areas.
The availability and environmental awareness of CONAD ADRIATICO and its willingness to invest in research into innovative solutions allowed a valuable partnership to be established between: the CONAD ADRIATICO technical department, which coordinated the operations in the field; CAREL S.p.A. (integrated system: controllers and components for complete store management, including room air-conditioning and energy monitoring).
The supermarket examined in this document, located in Sulmona (AQ), when compared to other similarly sized supermarkets (~2000 m2), stands out for the fact that it is focused on fresh products. Consequently, it consumes more kWh in refrigeration per square metre.
The installation is more complex than others of the same size, due to: the type of climate: Sulmona sees considerable temperature differences both throughout the day and between the seasons, ranging from down to -5°C in winter, to 38 °C in summer; the store is located in a residential area, thus the noise from compressors and fans must be kept to a minimum; installation difficulties relating to the location of systems and condensers in the basement: this required the use of centrifugal fans on the condensers.
+402200190
