George Burnes, president and CEO of Smartcool, said, “In our first phase of testing, we have already proven that our technology can yield significant savings on refrigerated transport compressor run time and energy consumption. Now we are aiming to translate these savings into diesel fuel saved, as this is the measurement that operators are looking for. Diesel fuel in Europe costs almost twice as much as in North America, and in both regions prices are on the rise. This indicates a huge opportunity for us to offer a valuable solution to our existing customers as well as giving us an edge in opening the door with new customers.”

Bruce Kemp, Smartcool’s technical director, said, “Our beta site offers the perfect opportunity for us to test our technology on a fully loaded frozen food trailer. The food distribution company has two identical side-by-side refrigerated trailers storing 35,000 lbs. of frozen turkeys and running 24/7. The monitoring and verification equipment will be installed on both trailers, while Smartcool’s technology will be installed on only one of the trailers. This allows us to see the savings we can achieve in one trailer compared to how the other identical trailer refrigeration system would perform without Smartcool installed. We will be able to monitor all aspects of system performance including box temperature, compressor cycles, and diesel fuel flow.”

Upon successful completion of the test, Smartcool said the food distributor indicated that it would look to roll out the technology on all 115 of its trailers. This would mark Smartcool’s entrance into the refrigerated food transport sector, and provide a foundation on which to build a presence in the market.

For more information, visit www.smartcool.net.

Publication date: 7/21/2014

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