About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Europe 2013
published on 16 October 2013
8 pages
1 MB

In his presentation, Michel de Rooij of Ahold Europe discusses the steps performed by Ahold towards sustainable and cost effective CO₂ refrigeration solutions in its stores. Today, Ahold already has 267 CO₂ cascade and 3 CO₂ transcritical stores in operation in Europe. In addition, de Rooij addresses the challenge to equip small stores with CO₂.

About the speaker(s)

Michel de Rooij

 

Michel is the creator of the Next Week Open process, meaning a full store remodeling in eight days, inventor of a totally prefabricated and self-contained cooling/freezing/heating machine room with integrated heat pump, operating on residual heat from the refrigeration system, ending the use of natural gas. He is the developer of Ahold's own refrigeration furniture designs and technology, making energy saving day covers, high energy efficient fans and energy efficient LED lighting proactively driven by the organization itself. He is the driving force behind processes and innovations concerning sustainability, product quality, energy use, environmental- and economic responsibilities.