Two prominent names in the provision of sustainable energy are pooling their resources to deliver optimum solutions in clean, cold transport.  Electrofit Industrial Solutions (EIS), who provide innovative strategies for businesses looking to combine cost-saving measures with environment-protection, are working with Hultsteins the UK/Sweden manufacturer of onboard power generation systems.

“We offer solutions tailored to significantly reduce energy usage and costs,” comments, EIS director, Steve Noble. “Working with Hultsteins and their cost-saving sustainability products, we aim to bring cost and carbon reducing benefits to operators of temperature-controlled vehicles in the UK.”

Based in Dunstable, EIS services include energy management, waste reduction, resource optimization, and emissions control. The company is renowned for its industry know-how and ability to deliver significant financial savings and high environmental standards.

Meanwhile Hultsteins, pioneers in sustainable refrigeration, are fast becoming the default choice for temperature-controlled operators who recognise the need to comply with emissions regulations while providing low cost, reliable transport for temperature-sensitive goods.

“Our mission is to optimise energy consumption and keep operator costs and harmful emissions down, while reducing both electricity and diesel fuel consumption,” adds Steve Noble. “To this end, the combination of SulNOxEco and for example, Hultsteins’ Ecogen, provides what we believe to be the optimum commercial solution, and we look forward to recommending it to our customers.”

Electrofit’s diesel and petrol cost reduction product, SulNOxEco™ is a fuel conditioner containing a unique fuel additive which is compatible with all diesels, biofuel, and petrol fuel types.  It is made from natural, biodegradable ingredients that reduce fuel consumption while keeping maintenance and vehicle downtime to a minimum.   

Managing Director of Hultsteins UK, Graham Usher comments: “I am looking forward to working with EIS and their customers who operate temperature-controlled vehicles to reduce emissions and cost.”

EIS and Hultsteins advise that diesel units currently used to power most of the UK’s approx. 40,000 refrigerated trailers are not governed by the same standards as the tractor units that tow them. All these diesel fridge engines are ‘combustion to atmosphere’, and are Tier 2 or 3, meaning that there is no particulate or filtration capture within the engine.

These fridge diesel engines emit high levels of diesel particulate matter (DPM) and nitrous oxide (N0x) pollution, both of which are known to be cancer causing carcinogens (World Health Organisation).

EIS, who also have over 35 years of specialised industry knowledge relating to forklift trucks and advanced battery technology, is currently embarked on a series of feasibility studies to achieve a NEW REM standard (The REM Association) for electrically powered equipment, providing improved functionality over the ICE (internal combustion engine) equipment it replaces.

For further details Hultsteins – Diesel-free transport refrigeration and Electrofit Solutions

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