Innovative zero-emission transport refrigeration unit for Indian cold chain

国际制冷研究所(IIR)估计，如果发展中经济体拥有与发达国家相同水平的冷链基础设施，2亿吨易腐烂的农产品可以得到保存。目前估计，由于冷链不足，印度在收获后损失了高达40%的此类农产品。迫切需要解决这个问题，特别是缺乏用于安全运输食品的运输制冷设备，但必须以可持续的方式这样做。印度国家冷链开发中心(NCCD)表示，仅为了满足当前的需求，就需要额外的5.3万个TRU，这还不包括未来的任何增长。如果以“一切照常”的柴油为燃料的TRU来满足这一缺口和未来的需求，将对环境和健康产生重大影响。这一创新的工业研发合作将为印度市场优化经过验证的零排放迪尔曼液体空气燃料TRU系统。拟议的项目将使该财团能够在更快的时间范围内将新的负担得起的产品推向市场，并以清洁、可持续的绿色技术满足迅速扩张的印度冷链行业的需求。

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) estimates that 200 million tonnes of perishable produce couldbe preserved if developing economies had the same level of cold chain infrastructure as the developed world.India is currently estimated to loose up to 40% of such produce post-harvest due to inadequate cold chains.There is a need to urgently address this issue, particularly the lack of transport refrigeration units (TRUs) for thesafe transport of food, but to do so in a way that is sustainable. The Indian National Centre for Cold-chainDevelopment (NCCD) states that 53,000 additional TRUs are needed simply to catch up with current demand,excluding any future growth. If this shortfall and future demand is met with 'business as usual' diesel fuelledTRUs, the environmental and health impacts will be significant. This innovative industrial R&D collaboration willoptimise the proven zero-emission Dearman liquid air fuelled TRU system for the Indian market. The proposedproject will enable the consortium to bring new affordable products to market in an accelerated timescale andmeet the demands of the rapidly expanding Indian cold chain sector with a clean sustainable green technology.