News 2022-11-14
November 8, 2022
Axima Réfrigération wins the Grand Prix du Froid in the “Innovative Installation” category at the SIFA trade show!
The Interprofessional Trade Show for Refrigeration and Its Applications was held in Lyon from November 8 to 10.
What makes this project innovative?
This marks the first use of an A2L refrigerant (non-toxic and slightly flammable, R454C) in a direct expansion system by a local producer: Terre Y Fruits*.
This positive-temperature refrigeration system installed in a public access facility meets environmental, energy, economic, and regulatory requirements.
In fact, the solution proposed by Axima Réfrigération provides Terre Y Fruits with carbon savings (30 metric tons of CO2 equivalent avoided per year, equivalent to 3,600 km traveled), energy savings (installation of a power-reduction module) and financial savings (reduced energy consumption), and guarantees the reliability of the systems (leak detection, isolation valves, and risk analysis).
Congratulations to the teams at Axima Réfrigération—Tours Branch—and the Innovation Department on winning this award, which recognizes a more sustainable solution in the context of decarbonization.
(*) Terre Y Fruits sells local products through short supply chains in the departments of Indre-et-Loire (37), Vienne (86), and Loir-et-Cher (41).