Backshop Tiefkühl increases self-consumption with flexOn
Backshop Tiefkühls' previous energy management system could not keep up with growing demands. That’s why the company chose the smart platform flexOn. It increases the self-consumption of the solar installation and saves energy – a sustainable and economical solution.
Our customer
Backshop Tiefkühl GmbH is a subsidiary of the long-established Harry-Brot GmbH. The wholesaler supplies a wide range of frozen baked goods to customers in large-scale catering, food service, and food retail.
Industry
Food wholesales
Location size
8500 m2
Optimisation areas
Ground-mounted solar instalation, refrigeration system
The challenges
Outdated energy management
The main challenge was replacing the previous energy management system, which had been in use since 2012. This was necessary because the system was no longer being developed and could not integrate the new ground-mounted solar installation.
Untapped PV potential
Due to its high capacity, the solar installation often generated more electricity than could be used. Especially at weekends, surplus power was fed into the grid – in times of negative electricity prices even incurring additional costs.
Our solution for Backshop Tiefkühl
Increasing solar self-consumption
Our smart energy management platform flexOn uses Backshop Tiefkühl’s cold storage as an energy buffer. During periods of high solar generation, flexOn automatically lowers the temperature, creating a natural cold reserve. When solar generation is low and electricity prices are high, flexOn draws on this reserve and reduces cooling demand.This aligns the refrigeration system with solar generation. As a result, Backshop Tiefkühl increases self-consumption and saves energy.
Wear-optimised operation of the cooling system
Another positive effect of the optimisation is a wear-optimised mode of operation of the cooling system. In normal operation, the system tends to cycle frequently, with compressors switching on and off more often. With flexOn’s optimisation, the cycling rate is reduced, allowing the system to run more consistently over longer periods at either high or low load. This protects the cooling system, reduces wear, and extends its lifetime.
What convinced the logistics & IT director
"By implementing the new energy management solution from encentive, we hope to achieve better integration of our own energy generation, with the goal of maximising self-consumption."
Backshop Tiefkühl GmbH
Benefits at glance
Reduced energy costs
Reduced energy costs through refrigeration unit optimisation
Increased self-consumption
Increased self-consumption of self-generated electricity and reduced grid feed-in
Less wear and tear
Extended service life and reduced wear of the refrigeration system through optimised operation
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