Monday, November 26, 2007

New reefer container solution significantly reduces CO2 emissions

Maersk Line announces the implementation of QUEST, which will enable a significant reduction in the energy consumption, and CO2 emissions of our refrigerated containers.

QUEST (Quality and Energy efficiency in Storage and Transport) is a software solution, providing a new temperature control regime. Thereby we can cut the energy consumption used for cooling with up to 50 percent without affecting the quality of our refrigeration solutions. Maersk Line estimates that QUEST will lead to CO2 emission reductions of 325,000 tonnes annually when fully implemented during 2008. The solution is the result of a joint development project sponsored by the Dutch Government, and involving amongst others Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands, and Maersk Line. The solution is innovative and successfully challenges conventional wisdom.
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