Refrigerated warehouses as intelligent hubs to integrate renewable energy in industrial food refrigeration and to enhance power grid sustainability

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dc.contributor.authorFikin, Kostadin
dc.contributor.authorStankov, Borislav
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Judith
dc.contributor.authorMaidment, Graeme
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Alan
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Tim
dc.contributor.authorRadcliffe, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorYoubi-Idrissi, Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorAlford, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorVarga, Liz
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Graciela
dc.contributor.authorIvanov, Ivan Evg.
dc.contributor.authorBond, Carole
dc.contributor.authorColombo, Ina
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Naveda, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorIvanov, Ivaylo
dc.contributor.authorHattori, Kazuhiro
dc.contributor.authorUmeki, Daisuke
dc.contributor.authorBojkov, Tsvetan
dc.contributor.authorKaloyanov, Nikola
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-23T16:18:20Z
dc.date.available2017-02-23T16:18:20Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-23
dc.description.abstractBackground Independence from fossil fuels, energy diversification, decarbonisation and energy efficiency are key prerequisites to make a national, regional or continental economy competitive in the global marketplace. As Europe is about to generate 20% of its energy demand from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) by 2020, adequate RES integration and renewable energy storage throughout the entire food cold chain must properly be addressed. Scope and approach Refrigerated warehouses for chilled and frozen foods are large energy consumers and account for a significant portion of the global energy demand. Nevertheless, the opportunity for RES integration in the energy supply of large food storage facilities is often neglected. In situ power generation using RES permits capture of a large portion of virtually free energy, thereby reducing dramatically the running costs and carbon footprint, while enhancing the economic competitiveness. In that context, there exist promising engineering solutions to exploit various renewables in the food preservation sector, in combination with the emerging sustainability-enhancing technology of Cryogenic Energy Storage (CES). Key findings and conclusions Substantial research endeavours are driven by the noble objective to turn the Europe's Energy Union into the world's number one in renewable energies. Integrating RES, in synchrony with CES development and proper control, is capable of both strengthening the food refrigeration sector and improving dramatically the power grid balance and energy system sustainability. Hence, this article aims to familiarise stakeholders of the European and global food preservation industry with state-of-the-art knowledge, know-how, opportunities and professional achievements in the concerned field.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationFikiin K, Stankov B, Evans J, et al., Refrigerated warehouses as intelligent hubs to integrate renewable energy in industrial food refrigeration and to enhance power grid sustainability. Trends in Food Science & Technology, Volume 60, February 2017, pp. 96-103en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0924-2244
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2016.11.011
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/11484
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectFood preservationen_UK
dc.subjectRefrigerated warehousingen_UK
dc.subjectRenewable energyen_UK
dc.subjectEnergy storageen_UK
dc.subjectCryogenicsen_UK
dc.subjectLow-carbon economyen_UK
dc.titleRefrigerated warehouses as intelligent hubs to integrate renewable energy in industrial food refrigeration and to enhance power grid sustainabilityen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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