Danfoss has opened an Application Development Centre within its Smart Store supermarket in Denmark.
The centre is part of a full Decarbonisation Park which includes several innovation centres for applications such as heat pumps, heat recovery, next-generation district heating and data centres.
The application centre provides the heating and cooling industry with access to state-of-the-art facilities and expert support, for field testing new components and cloud technologies for both small and large applications.
Refrigeration is a delicate balance. Use too much cooling and waste energy use too little and risk food loss.
With smart controls and digital monitoring, retailers can optimise capacity and demand. The store will be managed by Danfoss and ANEO which provides energy as a service which allows grocery stores to subscribe to technical facilities as a service, reducing their operational expenses and time spent on issue management.
The concept allows supermarkets to implement the most energy-efficient equipment without large investments and high up-front costs.
The store’s refrigeration and comfort cooling systems run exclusively on natural refrigerants.
As part of the official opening of the application centre, Peder Gabrielsen from the European Environment agency delivered a keynote speech.
“When energy efficiency and low global warming potential refrigerants work in tandem, we can cut emissions from heating and cooling,” Gabrielsen said.
“The need to use energy more efficiently and to reduce costs is constantly growing.
“Innovation like what we see here today has a key role to play in finding the best solutions.”
Danfoss has opened Development Application Centres in India, the United States and China.
