Practical help with understanding the regulations, technologies and management strategies that reduce energy costs.
Guidance
RENEWABLE ENERGY GUIDE is designed to help cold storage businesses understand and take advantage of renewable energy. It explains why renewables are becoming essential to the cold chain, outlining how they can cut costs, improve energy security and help meet carbon reduction targets.
Created in partnership with Cold Chain Federation member Olympus Power, the guide provides practical advice on choosing the right renewable technologies, funding and operating them effectively, and maintaining systems for long-term performance. It also explores how generating your own energy can protect your business from rising prices and supply disruptions while creating new income opportunities.
Renewable Energy Guide
By downloading this guide, you consent to the Cold Chain Federation sharing your contact details with Olympus Power, our partner and co-creator of this resource, so they can follow up with you about renewable energy solutions.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN COLD STORES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE is our definitive guide to operators of temperature-controlled facilities. Detailing everything from how to create an energy strategy, the specific operational changes and investments which can be made to reduce energy use, as well as how to bring about cultural change in your business to support the energy agenda and an assessment of available options for renewable energy, the guide is your one stop shop for reducing your energy bills.
Cold Storage Energy Benchmarking
Cold Chain Federation works with our partners at Jacobs to produce an energy benchmarking service for businesses that are part of the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme.
Climate Change Agreement
The Cold Chain Federation is committed to supporting its members to reduce their energy usage to help lower operating costs, meet Government targets for energy efficiency and support the U.K’s drive towards a net zero future.
The Federation runs the industry’s Climate Change Agreement, which saves subscribers over £10m per year.
Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) were set up by the UK Government to incentivise and encourage a greater uptake of energy efficiency measures amongst companies in energy intensive industries. The CCA scheme allows businesses who reduce their energy usage (and hence CO2 emissions) to make significant savings on their energy bills. The Cold Chain Federation is the exclusive administrator of the Climate Change Agreement for businesses that operate cold stores.
CCAs are voluntary, but they offer significant financial benefits to businesses that meet the energy saving targets. The current CCA scheme runs until 2027.
Applications for new entrants are now being accepted.
Find out more and register your interest here.
Benefits of joining the Cold Chain Federation CCA
- Significant discount on the Climate Change Levy (CCL), a significant contributor to a cold store’s energy bill of up to 90% for electricity and 65% for gas, coal and LPG
- Corporate responsibility benefits
- Cost savings through energy reduction
- Cold Chain Federation members get 50% off CCA administration fees, so if you are not already a member now is a great time to become one!