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Mega Image store in Straduintei district, Bucharest
Ahold Delhaize subsidiary Mega Image has opened three supermarkets fitted with CO2 transcritical systems, which are uncommon in Romania
ROMANIAN GROCER ADOPTS CO2 TRANSCRITICAL
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one of 22 local supermarket companies belonging to A hold Delhaize, Mega Image SRL, the largest supermarket chain in Romania, shares its parent group’s dedication to reducing the environmental footprint of its activities. “Mega Image is part of the Ahold Delhaize group and all its actions are aligned to those of the group,” said Vasile Casian, technical manager at Mega Image. “Our commitment is to have as little an impact on the environment as possible, and to make our actions more sustainable.” Ahold Delhaize is aiming to reduce the conglomerate’s greenhouse gas emissions by 40-70% by 2050 compared to 2010 levels. To that end, 13% of Ahold Delhaize sites were using natural refrigerant-based systems worldwide at the end of 2017; in Europe the figure was 33%.
Accelerate Magazine // June 2019
To reach [our] targets, natural refrigerants are the best choice and the long-term solution. – Vasile Casian, Mega Image
For its part, Mega Image uses natural refrigerants in 170 of its more than 500 stores, including propane for chest freezers in all 170 stores, and CO 2 in condensing units and subcritical systems for selected cases in some stores, said Casian. And last year, Mega Image opened its first three stores that employ transcritical CO 2 systems for all refrigeration – one of the few Romanian stores equipped with this technology. Mega Image is working with FrigoConsulting, a Switzerland-headquartered multinational company that counts Romania among the countries in which it has opened branch offices. Frigo-Consulting has engineered and commissioned over 1,000 transcritical CO 2 systems. Casian also frequently reaches out to other colleagues in the Ahold Dehaize group on the topic of natural refrigerants.