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Sign upJanuary 1, 2021
Clover
Randburg
Clover, South Africa’s largest dairy company, is 110 years old and operates 15 facilities, holding 30% of the country’s dairy market. This development forms part of a broader project to consolidate its facilities, with the Durban investment being the first of several planned upgrades that will transform Clover’s production and potentially create further CaaS opportunities.
Energy Partners built, installed, and maintained a two-stage ammonia refrigeration system with 1,400 kW of solar PV assist and heat-recovery for hot water. The system provides 9,850 MW of cooling capacity, roughly half at a 0°C suction temperature and the rest at –8°C. It is also designed for a future low-stage addition operating at –30°C. The –8°C circuit builds ice in a thermal storage plant that stabilises chiller-water temperatures for factory processes.
The project investment for the cooling system totals EUR 7,93 million and the new system is expected to realise a 30% savings in energy, as compared to baseline. This will have a significant impact for the client considering that their annual energy consumption is a massive 9’000’000 kWh. The retrofit will also have a great impact on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, saving 4,255 tons/ year on the refrigeration and solar side and 1,950 tons / year thanks to the additional heat recovery to be used for hot water.
Cooling as a Service (CaaS) is an innovative business model that enables end-users to access clean and efficient cooling solutions without the need of an upfront investment. This servitization model addresses the key market barriers that hinder the adoption of sustainable cooling by allowing customers to pay for the service consumed, on a fixed-fee-per-unit basis. Meanwhile, the ownership of the system remains with the technology provider, who is responsible for all operation costs. Through its CaaS initiative, the Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE), with support from the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP) and with the endorsement of the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, has accelerated the adoption of the business model around the world in a variety of sectors and industries, from industrial refrigeration and commercial air-conditioning to agricultural and medical cold chains.
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