Use of refrigeration technology in Germany has risen by 16% since 2009, but the energy it consumes has only gone up by 6% thanks to improvements in energy efficiency, says a new report.
Energy demand for refrigeration technology in Germany, published by the country’s mechanical engineering industry association, VDMA, showed that the number of units in use had grown from 125 million to 144 million, and energy demand rose to 87TWh.
There were particular increases in the use of heat pumps during the period studied, which led to greater electricity consumption, but this was offset by efficiency gains.
