Target, Amazon Embrace CO₂ Refrigeration

New net zero test stores will help both retailers achieve sustainability goals.

This article is related to North America’s commercial refrigeration and food logistics industries. Alfa Laval’s heat transfer and fluid handling systems (including natural coolant systems) are used to minimize refrigerant pollution and carbon footprint in food distribution and retailing operations across Canada.

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“…Target and Amazon have both recently announced plans to construct new stores that contain CO₂ refrigeration systems, which will help the retailers significantly reduce carbon emissions and energy use…

…The store will generate renewable energy through 3,420 solar panels across its roof and newly installed carport canopies. The site is expected to produce up to a 10% energy surplus each year that it can transmit back to the local power grid, and Target has applied for net zero energy certification from the International Living Future Institute...”

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