Mexico. A cooling technology project in trailer containers that run on sunlight has been developed to save transportation operating costs.
For that reason, a series of energy-autonomous boxes were manufactured for the transport of perishables, with a cooling system that replaced diesel with sunlight and kinetic energy.
The manufacturer is the ISA Tracto C group of Mexico, which with this technology hopes to achieve savings of 20,000 liters of diesel for companies by ceasing to use fuels for refrigeration equipment. They also forecast avoiding the emission of 50.5 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
"The automated container system allows the cooling engines to run on solar energy through panels. Another advantage is that, after the initial investment, there will be no fuel costs," said Nayeli Flores Huerta, project leader.
The technology makes it possible to store up to one hundred hours of solar energy. In addition, it has an auxiliary battery powered by kinetic energy, which comes into action when the main power source drops to 30 percent of its capacity.
The ultimate goal is to reduce perishable prices, so the primary market in addition to the carriers, are the sectors of the food and pharmaceutical industry. They have been thought of since the temperatures handled by the container are minus 20 degrees Celsius below zero and rises to 20.
