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Reduction of Carbon Footprint

From the calculations, most electricity consumption is from the machines and equipment consisting mainly of
freezers and cold rooms. Refer to Figure 12.

Figure 12: Monthly power usage.

Eco-Solutions
It is possible to reduce power consumption from the
different types of freezers as temperature fluctuations To build and install Internet of Things (IoT) freezer
or deviations from -18°C, significantly when colder, temperature devices to help monitor the performance of
will lead to an increase in power consumption, hence the freezers for preventive and predictive maintenance
increasing utility cost and associated carbon emissions (see Figure 13). Place the freezer settings to -18°C, the
US FDA standard [10] for frozen food, where a one °C
The Environmental Sustainability team has colder temperature increases the freezer’s energy
recommended the change of existing tungsten bulbs to consumption by 5 to 10%. The optimized condition of
an LED type. The company is sourcing and testing the the freezer performance will help to reduce the power
LED lights. With the change, the company will reduce at consumption and carbon footprint.
least 80% of its carbon footprint.

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