Partnering with ISHRAE (The Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), and Amul Dairy for organising a seminar on Future of Refrigeration in Dairy Sector, the company apprised the stakeholders about the new technologies for enabling safe, energy efficient and sustainable refrigeration for Dairy Sector in India.
The company presented sustainable solutions for the Indian dairy sector with an aim to address the challenges faced by the sector. Specifically, pertaining to the high energy costs, environmental concerns of being one of the highest contributors of GHG (Greenhouse Gas), and the intense competitiveness. The company displayed next generation of cold chain infrastructure engineered with Danfoss Solutions in the exhibition.
Global expert from Danfoss Denmark – Anatoly Mikhailov, VP- industrial refrigeration, leading industry player such as Amul, and representative from BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), also shared their perspectives on the future of refrigeration technologies, innovative approach of the dairies in Europe, energy efficiency measures, trends, and drivers in Industrial Refrigeration space for the dairy sector.
Ravichandran Purushothaman, president, Danfoss India Region, said, “We are honoured to participate in Refcold 2022 to highlight the importance of energy efficiency and its contribution to the sustainability of the dairy industry. We at Danfoss have made significant investments to accelerate the pace of our innovation through active R&D and to provide the Indian dairy industry with cutting-edge products and solutions. With our new Cold Chain products, we are focussed on enhancing the energy efficiency, safety, and reliability across every stage of Dairy value chain.”
Madhur Sehgal, head climate solutions, Danfoss India, said, “There is a huge scope for modernization of existing Dairy Plants in India grappling with challenges like lower OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency), and safety considerations. 2022’s high inflationary environment has only added to the woes. The dairy sector can achieve energy efficiency in the range of 18-20 percent with the latest technology. The solutions are easy to implement and have short payback periods thus enhancing the competitiveness of the Dairy Industry.”
The company opened a COE (Center of Excellence), for green refrigerants testing at its Chennai Campus as per the Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment. To help the Dairy Industry to accomplish a real sustainable balance and CO2 reduction, it is also working with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for research, training, and promotion of low GWP/natural refrigerants as well as with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for the development of innovative solutions suited for Indian conditions.
Anju Mary Kuruvilla, director, industry affairs, communications & sustainability, Danfoss India, said, “Danfoss’ experience of deploying the latest solutions across the value chain have helped dairy players around the globe outperform the industry and open new premiumization opportunities within existing channels. By integrating our ESG (Environment, Social& Governance) ambition in everything we do; from our operations to the way we engineer solutions, our aim remains to be the preferred decarbonisation partner to our customers and lead the green transition in Indian Industries.”
