Dissemination Events
The DEFRA Refrigeration Energy project has produced numerous publications and reports, many of which are downloadable from the site.
In addition four successful dissemination events have been held where project results and allied information have been communicated. These sessions, each focused on a different aspect of the project have produced lively debate and much positive feedback from the attendees. The presentations made at the seminars are available below.
8th June 2010: Saving energy throughout the cold chain
Humber Seafood Institute, Grimsby
- Introduction to FDF work on energy reduction (Stephen Reeson, Food and Drink Federation).
- Overview of DEFRA energy saving project (Steve James, FRPERC).
- The top 10 refrigeration energy using processes in the cold chain (Chris James, FRPERC).
- Reducing energy in food retailing (Stephen Weir, Weir-tcs and Ramesh Panavalli, ASDA).
- Reducing energy in food catering (Graham Purnell, FRPERC).
- Energy saving in food transportation (Savvas Tassou, Brunel University).
- Energy monitoring and control in production (Paula Widdowson, Northern Foods).
- Total Energy – Energy efficient food chilling and freezing plant (Dave Pearson, Star Refrigeration).
- A powerful model to optimise food refrigeration systems (Ian Eames, LSBU).
- Novel refrigeration systems with potential (Savvas Tassou, Brunel University).
- An energy balance, a new way of approaching energy reduction (Steve James, FRPERC).
- Energy saving with LED lights in cold stores (Matt Hill, CO2 Sense Yorkshire).
3rd April 2009: Technologies and Practices to Reduce Energy Inputs into Refrigeration of Food
National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
- Keynote introduction (Toby Crewe, Carbon trust).
- Reducing energy without compromising quality or safety ‘The DEFRA project’. (Steve James, FRPERC).
- Where is energy used in the cold chain and where are the greatest potential savings? (Mark Swain, FRPERC).
- Energy savings in primary food cooling. (Mark Swain, FRPERC).
- Energy savings in cold storage. (Judith Evans, FRPERC).
- Energy savings in refrigerated transport. (Savvas Tassou, Brunel University).
- Energy savings in retail and commercial refrigeration. (Judith Evans, FRPERC).
- Refrigerant leakage-how you are invisibly wasting energy. (Graeme Maidment, LSBU).
- How maintenance is essential to energy saving. (Michael Knowles, University of Sunderland).
- Optimising a ‘total food refrigeration system’. (Ian Eames, LSBU).
- Emerging refrigeration technologies – what technologies can we expect to utilise in the future? (Savvas Tassou, Brunel University).
- What are the future trends in food refrigeration and how can we help the food industry take these forward? (Graeme Maidment, LSBU).
- Downloadable resources: Carbon emissions calculator v1.04 (.zip file).
19th February 2008: Technologies and Practices to Reduce Energy Inputs into Refrigeration of Food
South Gallery 7, ExCeL London
- Drivers for refrigeration change (Christina Goodacre, DEFRA and Stephen Reeson, FDF).
- Reducing energy without compromising quality or safety ‘The defra project’ (Steve James, FRPERC).
- Where is the greatest potential for energy savings? (Mark Swain, FRPERC).
- Energy optimisation in current refrigeration installations (David Blackhurst, Star Refrigeration).
- New, energy lean, refrigeration technologies for the future (Savvas Tassou, Brunel University).
- Improved maintenance = lower costs (David Baglee, Sunderland University).
- Optimising a ‘total food refrigeration system’ (Graeme Maidment, LSBU)
- Where can energy be saved – examples from the food industry (Steve James, Mark Swain and Judith Evans, FRPERC).
- Energy efficiency initiative (Stephen Reeson, FDF).
- System efficiency index (Graeme Maidment, LSBU).
26th June 2007: Workshop on retail display cabinet energy
University of Bristol, Bristol
- Introduction to the DEFRA energy project (Steve James, FRPERC)..
- Food refrigeration at Brunel University (Savvas Tassou, Brunel University).
- Reducing the Energy Inputs into the Refrigeration of Food. (Steve James, FRPERC).
- Supermarket refrigeration research (FRPERC).
- Case study – Serve-over chilled cabinet.
- Retail food refrigeration (Brunel University).
Contact FRPERC
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