SUSTAINABILITY
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NET ZERO
The term net zero refers to the target of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming to zero, by balancing the amount released into the atmosphere from sources with the amount removed and stored by carbon sinks.
With the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world must reach net-zero GHG emissions early in the second half of the present century. That will require the transformation of economies and societies alike. Many countries and corporations are setting their net zero aspirations.
DECARBONIZATION
Decarbonizing existing buildings means getting them completely off fossil fuels.
Electrification: Refers to using technologies such as vehicles or heat pumps that operate with electricity instead of burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal. Electricity generated through clean resources such as wind and solar power is considered a decarbonization.
The replacement of a boiler that uses fossil fuels by a heat pump powered by electricity is a typical decarbonization project.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Energy efficiency is the use of less energy to perform the same task or produce the same result. Energy-efficient homes and buildings use less energy to heat, cool, and run appliances and electronics, and energy-efficient manufacturing facilities use less energy to produce goods.
Energy efficiency is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to combat climate change.
strategies for Decarbonization / energy efficiency
Opportunities for Decarbonization in Industrial Refrigeration Installations
- Look for opportunities for electrification
- Implement normalized energy cost indicators
- Install high-performance refrigeration systems
- Utilize life-cycle costing to identify cost payback during a 20 years period
- Establish a predictive maintenance program
PRIMARY GOALS
- Reducing energy demand
- Increasing energy efficiency
- Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy
- Eliminating the use of harmful refrigerants
- Monitoring ongoing performance
Beyond Refrigeration Critical Issues and Ambitions
IOR - Institute of Refrigeration UK
NET ZERO TEMPLATE
- Reducing the need for mechanical cooling and heating
- Achieving the best system performance
- Balancing heating and cooling
- Making use of the best available technology
- Use energy intelligently
- Developing the best people and skills
- What else? Whole system sustainability
Reference: U.S. Green Building Council: Chapter 8 – Energy & Atmosphere
INDEPENDENT CONSULTING SERVICES
Bennu Productions LLC is an organization member of U.S. Green Building Council and is a service provider to the industrial refrigeration industry, by offering the following services:
- Evaluation of heat pump utilization in the heating process, to reduce carbon emissions, by combining heating and cooling needs
- Evaluation of different industrial refrigeration system designs, looking for energy efficiency during the system life cycle
- Analysis of current industrial refrigeration systems
- Analysis of the total cost of ownership for different systems options