Danish multinational company Danfoss is launching its Smart Store supermarket solutions in the Middle East to reduce carbon emissions in the retail sector.
Regional president at Danfoss Turkey, Middle East and Africa, Ziad Al-Bawaliz, said: “Our new ‘Smart Store’ supermarket showcases the immense potential for energy efficiency and sustainable solutions in the Mena region’s food retail sector.
“By combining cutting-edge technology, renewable energy sources and efficient food retail solutions, we aim to inspire a new era of zero-emissions supermarkets that address the growing energy demand, reduce food loss and pave the way for a more sustainable future in the region.”
The new supermarket format is expected to be approximately 50 per cent more energy efficient compared to a typical supermarket with a first-generation CO2 refrigeration system.
It also promises to be around 20-30 per cent more efficient than an equivalent local store already fitted with multiple energy efficiency solutions.
President of Danfoss Climate Solutions, Jurgen Fischer, said: “We have developed this new Smart Store supermarket with partners and customers to demonstrate that it is possible to build a climate-friendly and super-efficient facility, using world-class heating and cooling technology.
“Our new ‘Smart Store’ proves that the future is now. This supermarket is purpose-built for the world ahead of us; a world of more urbanization, larger populations, greater energy demands, a growing need for cooling, and efficient food storage.”
The ‘Smart Store’ is fitted with advanced recovery units, designed to recover the waste heat from all the refrigeration systems.
“Danfoss has reimagined what food retail stores could look like in the 21st century. For the first time, all of Danfoss’ most cutting-edge technology and energy-efficient food retail solutions are being brought together into one retail site,” added Mr Fischer.
“But the new Smart Store supermarket is only the beginning. Because it will also serve as an Application Development Center, a ‘live’ testing site for new technologies which we hope will inspire food retailers around the world to move towards zero emissions supermarkets – while making economic sense.”
