Solar cells to power refrigeration at Dagab’s new cold storage warehouse

A system of 407 solar cells will be providing power to Dagab’s new cold storage warehouse in Gothenburg. The new cold storage warehouse in Backa is being inaugurated today, Wednesday. The solar cells will generate an estimated 87,000 kWh electricity per year. That’s roughly what it takes to heat five average sized homes.

One of the disadvantages of solar energy is that when generation is the highest, the need for power is the lowest. But that doesn’t apply for a cold storage warehouse, where the exact opposite is true. When the sun is out and it’s hot – that’s when the most power is needed to keep things cold.

“On a sunny summer day, the power provided by our solar cells will account for 20% of the energy required for refrigeration,” says Anders Agerberg, Divisional Manager at Dagab.

The 6,500 sq. m. cold storage facility in Backa will supply frozen and refrigerated products to Willys, Hemköp and Tempo stores in southern and western Sweden.
The new warehouse will be inaugurated today, 12 June, at 10 a.m. by Axfood’s CEO Anders Strålman. Installation of the solar cells will begin on 17 June.

For further information, please contact:
Anders Agerberg, Divisional Manager, Dagab, +46-70-658 55 59
Ingmar Kroon, Director Press Relations, Axfood AB, +46-702-89 89 83

Axfood AB conducts food retail and wholesale business in Sweden. Retail business is conducted through the wholly owned store chains Willys, Hemköp and PrisXtra, comprising 246 stores in all. In addition, Axfood collaborates with a number of proprietor-run stores that are tied to Axfood through agreements. These include stores within the Hemköp and Willys chains as well as stores run under the Handlar’n and Tempo profiles. In all, Axfood collaborates with approximately 820 proprietor-run stores. Wholesaling is conducted through Dagab and Axfood Närlivs. Axfood is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB's Large Cap list. Axel Johnson AB is the principal owner, with 50,1% of the shares.