Award Winning Energy Saving

Adande won the KFC UK YUM Supplier of the Year Award in recognition of us "delivering innovative technology to enable better operation and improve energy efficiency" and the  FCSI/CESA Sustainability Award 2008

Metered energy tests in working kitchens have demonstrated that Adande's patented design brings significant energy savings. Usually in excess of 40%, savings of up to 66 % are often achieved when Adande units are compared to conventional cabinets.

Hydrocarbon increases Energy Savings

Hydrocarbon units are now available, saving users a further 19% on energy compared to Adande’s standard HFC units as used in the test detailed below.

Test Results

Please see the tabs to this page for two recent energy tests carried out in working kitchens. Pub Chain Test, Contract Catering Test

Award Winning Sustainability

Adande Drawers were designed and built with sustainability in mind, and this led to us winning the prestigious FCSI/CESA Sustainability Award 2008 against blue chip competitors, including Rationale, Foster and Winterhalter.

We are also a past winner of the KFC UK YUM Supplier of the Year Award in recognition of us "delivering innovative technology to enable better operation and improve energy efficiency"

These are the benefits that make Adande a significantly more sustainable refrigeration product:

• Cold air stays with the food in Adande Drawers - In conventional cabinets the cold air falls out at every opening; that lost cold air is replaced by hot moist kitchen air that then has to be cooled down.
• Adande Drawers show savings of up to 57% on energy bills - “In use” like-for-like metered energy tests in working kitchens have demonstrated significant energy savings over conventional cabinets.
• Insulated parts are replaceable on Adande Drawers - When the foamed insulated parts fail on a conventional cabinet it goes to the land fill.
• Adande Drawers give fast, easy access to food - Conventional cabinets need to be much larger to provide equivalent access.
• No ice is required when Adande drawers are used for fish storage, saving the energy taken to produce the ice in the first place.
• Less food is spoiled, and storage times are increased, reducing food waste.

Energy Comparison - Pub Chain

The comparative test information in the following tables has been gathered from like-for-like metered energy trials conducted in a working kitchen of a large pub chain in the UK. The operator has determined the number of Adande Drawers to give equivalent capacity to existing units.

CHILLER - Application 1	Existing Unit	Adande Unit
Current Published Energy Consumption* -  kWhr / 24hr	2.7	3.22
Actual Energy Consumption kWhr / 24hr	6.2	2.1
Actual Running Cost / Year based on 10p per kWhr	£228	£78
ANNUAL SAVING WITH ADANDE	66%	£150
CHILLER - Application 2	Existing Unit	Adande Unit
Current Published Energy Consumption* -  kWhr / 24hr	2.7	3.22
Actual Energy Consumption kWhr / 24hr	5.7	2.0
Actual Running Cost / Year based on 10p per kWhr	£209	£72
ANNUAL SAVING WITH ADANDE	66%	£137
FREEZER - Application	Existing Unit	Adande Unit
Current Published Energy Consumption* -  kWhr / 24hr	6.5	7.72
Actual Energy Consumption kWhr / 24hr	10.5	5.0
Actual Running Cost / Year based on 10p per kWhr	£384	£182
ANNUAL SAVING WITH ADANDE	52%	£201
Cabinet Air Temperatures - Average during Trials	Existing Unit	Adande Unit
Chiller - Application 1	Above set point	3.4°C
Chiller - Application 2	Above set point	3.1°C
Freezer - Application	Above set point	-18.4°C
Storage Capacity Based on 100 mm deep 1/1 GN
Chiller - Application 1	6	8
Chiller - Application 2	6	8
Freezer - Application	6	8

Energy Comparison - Contract Caterer

An existing upright chiller and 2 Adande Drawers were used in a live kitchen environment in a metered test to record energy consumption and temperature stability. Energy meters and temperature recorders were placed on the existing unit and Adande unit for a period of 1 month and operated under similar conditions and loadings.

Temperature Stability

The chart shows that the Adande Drawer maintained the set point at 3°C even during busy service periods, whereas the existing unit's temperature goes up to 10°C.

Adande Unit
Existing Door Upright

Forecast Annual Savings

The Adande unit provided energy savings of 67.6% operating in chiller mode against the existing upright cabinet.

In this one application the yearly saving of the Adande unit would be equivalent to:

• Annual Energy saving 1,500 kWhrs
• Annual CO2 reduction of 816 kg
• Cost reduction of £117 pa at an average 7.8 pence per kWhr
• Cost reduction of £150 pa at an average 10.0 pence per kWhr

Energy Use Comparison Between Existing (left) and Adande Unit (Right)