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Australia & NZ // End User
PRIORITIZING SUSTAINABILITY, IGA STORE CHOOSES CO2 1/
The IGA Creswick supermarket’s transcritical CO 2 installation is one of the latest examples of an independent Australian retailer moving towards natural refrigerants.
— By Ilana Koegelenberg
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hanks to its natural refrigeration system, a significant reduction in carbon footprint is projected for the new IGA Supa retail and liquor store, which opened in Creswick, Australia on August 8. Owner Steve Sellars put extensive thought into this project and after listening to input from the community, decided to implement a number of sustainability initiatives. Other than the natural refrigeration system, which incorporates air conditioning, he installed LED lighting and solar panels. The store also uses Supercart trolleys made from recycled plastics.
1 / IGA Creswick opened on August 8 with a transcritical CO2 system. 2 / Steve Sellars, owner of IGA Creswick, and his wife, Jacqui.
Accelerate Magazine // October 2019
“We will have a 47% reduction in our carbon footprint because we chose natural refrigerants over high-GWP refrigerants, and our emissions will be 6,209 CO 2 e tons less per year,” said Sellars. “We will also heat our store and produce hot water from the excess heat generated by the CO 2 system, further reducing costs and emissions.”
