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Urmia cold-storage complex

Location
Urmia
Year
2024
Industry
Fruit & vegetables
Type
Cold store

A 12,000-tonne controlled-atmosphere store for apples, with an ammonia plant whose waste heat warms the packing hall.

Challenge

The co-op needed to hold a full harvest until late spring without losing firmness, on a site with a weak power supply.

Solution

Twenty-four CA rooms on one low-charge NH₃ plant, variable-speed screw compressors and heat recovery to the packing hall.

Result

Apples leave the store in May at harvest quality, and the plant uses 22% less energy than the co-op's old freon rooms.

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