Bringing Sustainable Refrigeration with ANEO Retail and Danfoss

The green shift requires a transition from fossil to renewable energy sources. Energy efficiency and the reuse of surplus energy, is the most cost effective way to quickly reduce consumption, and support the integration of renewables. Energy as a Service ANEO is one of the leading renewable energy companies in the Nordic region and a total provider of sustainable energy services. ANEO Retail specializes in the food retail sector and is the leader in innovative, smart, and sustainable solutions for the procurement and operation of technical facilities for grocery chains throughout Northern Europe. We contribute to a faster phase-out of old energy-consuming technical installations and refrigeration systems that contain F-gases. Our experience shows that we reduce energy costs and operating costs related to service and maintenance by between 20 and 40%.

ANEO originated as a Norwegian renewable energy group, which, together with the Danish engineering group Danfoss, launched the revolutionary concept of Energy Efficiency as a Service (EaaS) a few years ago. EaaS is a capital-free and innovative all-inclusive solution that is a strong alternative to the traditional financing model for operating technical facilities.

EaaS is a sustainable solution that guarantees reduced CO2 emissions, improved efficiencies and lower operating costs. EaaS is fully managed by ANEO Retail, covering the entire lifecycle from design and installation to ongoing operation with service and maintenance. The concept simplifies everyday life for our customers, reduces risk, ensures optimal performance, and results in high customer satisfaction.

ANEO has the knowledge, expertise, and financial strength to deploy EaaS. They buy out and take over ownership of existing facilities, modernizing and streamlining them to meet future requirements. Facilities that have reached their end of technical lifespan can be replaced with new energy-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions without tying up capital for the customer.  Additionally, they can build new facilities (greenfield projects) from the ground up, ensuring optimal energy efficiency from day one.

The video below features one of Aneo Retail and Danfoss’ flagship projects: deploying EaaS for the retail customer Coop in Norway. The project was implemented in 2023, bringing forward state-of-the-art cooling technology at the customer’s premises, with trans-critical CO2: a natural refrigerant enabling to drastically cut GHG emissions from the customer’s operations. The solution deployed also enabled for more than 20% energy efficiency gains, and already brought forward substantial CO2e emission reductions.