The IOR has been invited to join the new international CryoHub group. The group are looking at using energy storage techniques which allow energy to be supplied back into the grid as well as providing cooling for cold stores and food factories.
CryoHub is an EU Funded project that uses the fact that an industrial refrigeration plant has a large demand for electricity to produce cooling, and that sites are generally located in areas that are highly suited to renewable energy generation. However renewable energy generation tends to be intermittent and the site needs a continuous and reliable supply. By employing renewable energy sources to first liquefy and then store cryogens, CryoHub can overcome this.
The Cryohub technology could allow food producers a ready-made package to integrate on site management of heating, cooling, energy storage and waste generation. The big benefit here is that they will be able to sell any excess energy back to the grid at peak demand times!
If you think there could be an opportunity for your business, please get in touch as Cryohub is looking for a small number of sites that will benefit from EU funding for installation and equipment, as well as the expertise of the CryoHhub team who will carry out in-depth monitoring to ensure savings are achieved and supply/demand is balanced. This will be an opportunity to boost your company’s sustainability credentials as an environmental pioneer and test out cutting-edge technologies for energy saving.
Find out more about CryoHub at www.cryohub.eu
CryoHub is funded as part of the EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme. It involves project partners from London South Bank University, Institute of Refrigeration, Carbon Data Resources, Corac Energy Technologies, Cranfield University and the University of Birmingham in the UK; PSU tec, Mayekawa and EUREC in Belgium; Technical University of Sofia in Bulgaria; CENER in Spain and Air Liquide, IRSTEA and IIR in France.
