Green refrigeration tech is transforming the cold chain

Temperature controlled logistics is changing rapidly, with energy-efficient technologies being developed and adopted in Australia and beyond, helping to reduce emissions, cut waste and control costs, shaping the future of refrigerated transport as we know it.

Tesco expands dual-refrigerant HC/CO₂ fleet

British supermarket giant Tesco, which is aiming for carbon neutrality across its operations by 2035 and net zero across its entire value chain by 2050, has ordered five new refrigerated trucks fitted with EcoolTec TM182 transport refrigeration systems after successful trials last year.

Developed in collaboration with UK-based Gray & Adams and German manufacturer EcoolTec, the TM182 units simultaneously use carbon dioxide (R744) and propene (R1270) refrigerants with zero PFAS and respective global warming potentials of one and three.