Maersk reefer software to cut emissions
Maersk Line has unveiled software it said will significantly reduce the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of its refrigerated containers.
The Danish company estimates that QUEST (Quality and Energy efficiency in Storage and Transport) will cut the energy consumption used for cooling the reefer units by up to 50 percent, lowering CO2 emissions by 325,000 tons annually when fully implemented during 2008.
“Traditionally, we maintain a constant supply air temperature in the reefer container, a process that uses high amounts of energy. QUEST on the other hand focuses on the temperature of the transported commodity,” said Thomas Eskesen, Maersk’s senior director responsible for reefer management.
“With QUEST our customers and their commodities will benefit from all the usual features provided by our refrigeration solutions and in the same time we all benefit from lower energy consumption and reduced emissions,” Eskesen said.
QUEST is the result of a joint development project sponsored by the Dutch government, and involving Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands, and Maersk, among others.