Whole Foods Market taps Honeywell tech to reduce carbon footprint at US stores
Whole Foods Market has adopted Honeywell’s Solstice N40 (R-448A) refrigerant Stateside as it seeks to reduce refrigerant emissions under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill program.
The retailer will retrofit its commercial refrigeration systems at more than 100 stores.
“In the past decade, we’ve implemented several innovative measures to reduce our CO2 emissions, and the use of Honeywell’s refrigerant to retrofit our stores will contribute significantly to this goal,” says Mike Ellinger, Principal Program Manager-Engineering, Compliance and Sustainability, at Whole Foods Market.
“After reviewing all of our available retrofit options for our refrigerated cases, R-448A was the clear winner, based on its performance, energy efficiency, reduced GWP and ease of conversion.”
“Solstice N40 has become the trusted choice for both commercial and industrial refrigeration customers globally to meet sustainability goals, and we are proud to assist the industry in moving toward the future with environmentally preferable and energy efficient refrigerants,” comments Chris LaPietra, Vice President, Honeywell Stationary Refrigerants.
“Solstice N40 will help Whole Foods Market lower its carbon footprint, save energy and meet regulatory requirements without having to undertake massive changes to its systems.”
