Carrier Transicold has announced its Syberia 11 unit was selected by the CATHyOPÉ consortium to provide France’s first electric-hydrogen truck with an all-electric, engineless refrigeration unit.
CATHyOPÉ is a pioneering program, which is aimed at designing and putting into service a 44-ton refrigerated transport truck, featuring electric engines, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Carrier Transicold is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the globally renowned provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold-chain solutions.
CATHyOPÉ truck
CATHyOPÉ was established in 2016, by GreenGT Technologies (GreenGT), Transports Chabas (CHABAS) and the Carrefour Group to match the capabilities of a conventional truck of the same tonnage in terms of performance, range and refuelling time, without emitting any exhaust pollutants.
Julien Roussel, the Project Manager at CATHyOPÉ, said “We chose the Carrier Transicold Syberia 11 unit to equip the CATHyOPÉ truck because this equipment is in line with our sustainability requirements. With Carrier Transicold, we received equal performance compared to a conventional refrigeration unit, and the Syberia 11 unit uses less energy, is quieter and its environmental footprint is reduced.”
Syberia 11 refrigeration units
Carrier Transicold’s Syberia 11 is a single-temperature unit that is directly connected to the vehicle's battery pack
Carrier Transicold’s Syberia 11 is a single-temperature unit that is directly connected to the vehicle's battery pack and equipped with a hermetically sealed scroll compressor, ensuring the refrigerant is under continuous compression and reduces the risk of leaks to a minimum (about 1% per year).
The Syberia 11 refrigeration unit provides an extremely energy-efficient, environmentally-responsible solution. The unit is quiet, PIEK-certified and emits less than 60 dB (A).
Energy-efficient solution
The energy-efficient solution helps contribute to Carrier's goal of reducing its customers' carbon footprint by one Gigaton, as part of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals for 2030.
Jean-Pascal Vielfaure, the Director - Southern Europe at Carrier Transicold, said “For more than 20 years, Carrier Transicold has been a leader in developing electrically-powered solutions for the cold chain, providing transport companies with optimum levels of efficiency, reliability and performance.”
New generation, carbon-neutral, low-noise truck
Jean-Pascal Vielfaure adds, “We are extremely proud to be involved in the CATHyOPÉ program, and to be working alongside our long-standing partner Transports Chabas.”
Supported by funding from the French Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir (PIA – Future Investment Programme) operated by ADEME, this new generation, carbon-neutral, low-noise truck is scheduled to enter service for operational testing end 2022. The truck will supply fresh produce to Carrefour shops located in urban and suburban areas of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
The Syberia refrigeration units are one of the solutions developed as part of Carrier Corporation's healthy, safe and sustainable cold-chain program, which is aimed at safeguarding and protecting food, drug and vaccine supplies.
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