Innovating for Impact: Thermo King(R) and RTR
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 14, 2024 / Trane TechnologiesThermo King EMEA delivers on its pledge to provide customers like RTR Holland fully electric, zero direct emission refrigeration solutions for every segment of the cold chain.We're …
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 14, 2024 / Trane Technologies
Thermo King EMEA delivers on its pledge to provide customers like RTR Holland fully electric, zero direct emission refrigeration solutions for every segment of the cold
chain.
We're innovating for impact by delivering electrified solutions for every segment of the cold chain.
Project At-a-Glance:
The opportunity: Help longtime Thermo King customer Refrigerated Trailer Rentals Holland (RTR) continue to offer their clients the most efficient and sustainable solutions available in refrigerated transport.
The solution: In partnership with RTR and two of their clients, deploy the first Advancer-eTM unit into their fleet and begin trials of the AxlePower smart-energy generating system for fully electric trailer refrigeration.
Sustainability outcomes:
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Reduction of up to 10 metric tons of CO2e per Advancer-e unit per year
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Significant reduction of noise pollution
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Annual savings in maintenance and elimination of fuel purchasing
When family-owned Refrigerated Trailer Rentals Holland (RTR) wanted to offer its clients the most sustainable, efficient system for refrigerated transport, they immediately looked to the expanding electric portfolio of longtime temperature-control solutions provider Thermo King.
"Going full-electric and adding new technology that future-proofs our fleet without compromising on cooling capacity and operational efficiency was something we didn't have to think twice about," said Wilbert de Graaff, owner of RTR. "We want to have the best, most efficient and environmentally friendly products, service and support there is in the market, and make it available for our clients."
In March of 2023, RTR became the first company to adopt the new electric Thermo King Advancer-e refrigeration unit in their fleet. As the pilot operators, RTR client Dailycool, a Netherlands-based company specializing in the transport and logistics services of food products, became the first client to benefit from the engineless technology.
"We knew we need to have the new Advancer-e in our fleet the moment Thermo King introduced it," added Wilbert de Graaff, "and this is just a first step in a longer journey for us."
Adapting to electrified systems
With its fully electric architecture, one Advancer-e unit can reduce a trailer fleet's carbon footprint by up to 10 metric tons of CO2e per year.
Adopting the fully electric unit did require some additional training and investment for RTR and Dailycool. Maintenance of the new battery-powered system is different than the traditional diesel-burning engine.