RACA Journal March 2020 | Page 50

Projects 1 A ll new equipment was to be commissioned, installed and fully functional by the end of November 2019. With less than a month to complete the refrigeration, Energy Partners was up for the challenge. The facility was commissioned in phases to have the rooms operating as the customer needed since further civil works delays hampered the timeline. The rooms were completed just in time, as they were needed. CLIENT BRIEF 2 Rederberg Estates sought a reliable and sustainable energy- efficient refrigeration system to cool its produce during the post-harvesting process. Energy Partners Refrigeration, a subsidiary of Energy Partners, was responsible for the supply and installation of refrigeration equipment for the Rederberg Estate: Forced cooling, holding and de-greening rooms. “Energy Partners Utilities financed and own all the refrigeration equipment and charge the client for cooling used on an outsourced basis. This is a first in the agricultural sector. All the maintenance and guarantee over the full life span of the equipment is also included in the fee,” says sales engineer, Henk Mac Donald. 1. 2. 48 Floorboard. Loading Bay. The Rederberg Estate facility. RACA Journal I March 2020 www.hvacronline.co.za