JUNE 2013
Proud Kiwi Entrepreneur Pioneers New Natural Refrigeration System – Ecochill
Engineer turned entrepreneur, and owner of EcoChill, Matthew Darby, is on a mission to revolutionise refrigeration and
offer solutions to help reduce the impact of harmful and pollutant HFC gases.
Mindful of the country’s obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, EcoChill offers
novel, environmentally-friendly refrigeration systems for supermarkets, coolstores and processing plants, that use
natural gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), propane and water as the coolants.
Apart from providing more eco-friendly options for coolstores, EcoChill offers advanced technologies such as the removal
of defrosts. This means when produce is stored humidity levels are higher, allowing growers to maintain the condition of
their fruit for longer – helping increase sales.
In addition, heat recovery technology can also be employed - often providing free hot water, removing the high
electrical demand of standard water heating.
Currently in-use in numerous locations across New Zealand, EcoChill continues to grow from strength to strength and
there are plans for more installations across the country.
Matthew Darby, EcoChill’s driving force, says: “EcoChill is all about offering natural refrigeration solutions that are
environmentally friendly and reduce energy consumption.
“Humans are doing a pretty good job of wasting energy and environmental resources, so we need to help people understand
more about the impact this has on our planet, at a personal, community and commercial level.
“We’re trying to educate people about the solutions available, to help both clients and the public make better, wiser
and conscious decisions.
“We have been around for many years and we’ve been industry leaders in many areas. Since rebranding as EcoChill
(formerly Arneg), we aim to continue to lead the way in natural refrigeration solutions.
“We’ll always remain focussed on reducing the environmental impact our industry creates by designing and installing more
efficient systems that require less power to do the same amount of cooling.
“We’ll use naturally occurring gases, such as CO2, instead of the synthetic gases that have a massive global warming
impact. We’ll also manufacture refrigeration systems that are more environmentally sensitive, more recyclable at the end
of their operating life and where possible, have been constructed with materials that are renewable.”
EcoChill has patented technology and is set to grow nationally and internationally as it makes it mark as a true leader
in natural refrigeration.
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