United KingdomRetail and e-commerce2021 – ongoingTesco
Ethos refrigeration monitoring and energy optimization
Tesco reported average energy savings of 10% across 8 refrigerated distribution sites
Problem
Refrigeration equipment concealed energy inefficiencies despite regular maintenance. Tesco wanted to reduce consumption across its distribution network.
Approach
Tesco installed Star Refrigeration's Ethos system, initially at 3 sites. Ethos compared operational data with a dynamic digital twin using machine learning to identify inefficiencies. Maintenance teams changed control settings and repaired equipment, and deployment expanded to 8 sites.
Results
Takeaway
The savings depended on maintenance teams acting on the system's recommendations. They included equipment changes alongside adjustments to existing controls.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Retail and e-commerce
- Business function
- Logistics and supply chainProduction and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Predictive analytics and MLOptimization
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Goal
- Cost savings
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
The report described deployment and maintenance changes across Tesco's refrigerated distribution sites. Tesco's energy manager attributed average energy savings of 10% to the work.
Star described the project's 2021 start and its machine-learning comparison of actual and ideal operating conditions. It documented installation and subsequent maintenance actions.
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