Cooperation between Supermarkets and Real Estate Owners; Energy Efficiency and Business Models
The overall aim of the project is to demonstrate, using theoretical calculations, modelling, energy measurements, monitoring and business model evaluation, that a collaboration for efficient use of heating, cooling and air conditioning between real estate and supermarkets owners can be achievable for both parties.
Funded by:
Energimyndigheten
Amasten Fastighets AB
Bravida Sverige AB
Danfoss AB
Green & Cool World Refrigeration
Hemköpskedjan AB
Huurre Sweden AB
ICA Fastigheter AB
IWMAC Operation Center AB
Lidl Sverige KB
Svensk Energi & Kylanalys AB
Time period: 2020-12-01 – 2024-12-31
Project members
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Chalmers Industriteknik (CIT)
Grosery stores and real estate owners
Background
Today there are about 4000 Supermarkets in Sweden, and those account for about 3% of Swedish electricity use. Supermarkets have the potential to reduce energy use through delivering heating and air conditioning to stores and neighbouring buildings.
The overall aim of the project is to demonstrate, using theoretical calculations, modelling, energy measurements, monitoring and business model evaluation, that a collaboration for efficient use of heating, cooling and air conditioning between real estate and supermarkets owners can be achievable for both parties.
During the project, at least four case studies will be investigated with focus on cooling, heat recovery and air conditioning. The results from the project will lead to the implementation of at least two cases of collaboration between supermarkets and real estate owners. The energy and business models that will be developed during the project will be freely available for the different stakeholders in the project.

Publications:
Reports:
- Belok, 2020. Samverkan för värmeutvinning från livsmedelsbutiker . Relivs – Resurseffektiv livsmedelshantering. 2020-01-31. Executed by Josep Termens. URL: Samverkan för värmeutvinning från livsmedelsbutiker
M.Sc. thesis reports:
- Edvin Andersson, 2021. Cooperation for Heat Recovery: A Case Study on Heat Utilization from a Supermarket Refrigeration System. KTH, Stockholm. URL: Cooperation for Heat Recovery : A Case Study on Heat Utilization From a Supermarket Refrigeration System (diva-portal.org)
Journal papers:
- Fabio Giunta, Samer Sawalha, Techno-economic analysis of heat recovery from supermarket’s CO2 refrigeration systems to district heating networks Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 193, 2021. URL: Techno-economic analysis of heat recovery from supermarket’s CO2 refrigeration systems to district heating networks - ScienceDirect
- Monica Arnaudo, Fabio Giunta, Johan Dalgren, Monika Topel, Samer Sawalha, Björn Laumert, Heat recovery and power-to-heat in district heating networks – A techno-economic and environmental scenario analysis Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 185, 2021. URL: Heat recovery and power-to-heat in district heating networks – A techno-economic and environmental scenario analysis - ScienceDirect
- Carlos Mateu-Royo, Samer Sawalha, Adrián Mota-Babiloni, and Joaquín Navarro-Esbrí High temperature heat pump integration into district heating network Energy Conversion and Management vol. 210, 2020. URL: High temperature heat pump integration into district heating network - ScienceDirect
- Karampour, M., Mateu-Royo, C.; Rogstam, J., and Sawalha, S., Geothermal storage integration into a supermarket's CO2 refrigeration system , International Journal of Refrigeration. 2019. URL: Geothermal storage integration into a supermarket's CO2 refrigeration system - ScienceDirect
- Karampour, M., Sawalha, S., Energy efficiency evaluation of integrated CO2 trans-critical system in supermarkets: A field measurements and modelling analysis International Journal of Refrigeration. 2017. 82(10), pp. 470-486. URL: (PDF) Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Integrated CO2 Trans-critical System in Supermarkets: A Field Measurements and Modelling Analysis (researchgate.net)
Conference papers:
- L. Raka Adrianto, P.-A. Grandjean and S. Sawalha, Heat Recovery from CO2 Refrigeration System in Supermarkets to District Heating Network in 13th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference, 2018. URL: (PDF) HEAT RECOVERY FROM CO 2 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM IN SUPERMARKETS TO DISTRICT HEATING NETWORK (researchgate.net)
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