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Current status and future outlook of refrigeration systems employed in Norwegian vegetable storages.
Number: 1113
Author(s) : SVENDSEN E. S., INDERGÅRD E., TAJET T., WIDELL K. N.
Summary
Approximately one-third of food produced is lost or wasted (FAO, 2022), and the current food system is a major user of energy, natural resources, and accounts for nearly one-third of global GHG emissions (Crippa et al., 2021). Refrigeration plays a vital role in mitigating losses of perishable food, such as vegetables, in the post-harvest storage and distribution stage. This paper describes the structure of the Norwegian vegetable and potato storages, with a particular focus on refrigeration. A survey was conducted among 290 producers, operating a total of 594 storages, representing 37% of the stored volume of vegetables. Only 48% of the surveyed storages employ refrigeration systems (covering 59% of the stored volume). R134a and R400-refrigerants are most common (55%), albeit a trend towards natural refrigerants are observed for newer systems. A mismatch between required and installed cooling capacity was observed for the surveyed storages. Knowledge on best practice has been shared with stakeholders.
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- Original title: Current status and future outlook of refrigeration systems employed in Norwegian vegetable storages.
- Record ID : 30029472
- Languages: English
- Source: 7th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain (Online). Proceedings: April 11-13 2022
- Publication date: 2022/04/11
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.iccc2022.1113
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