The large-scale retail trade sector is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by new sustainability needs, rising energy costs and increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, such as those imposed by the EPBD (EU 2024/1275), which aim for zero emissions by 2050.

HVAC/R systems account for more than 50% of energy consumption in supermarkets and shops. Optimising their performance is no longer just an opportunity. It is a competitive advantage to reduce costs and guarantee business continuity.

RED optimise was created to support retailers and contractors in achieving sustainability goals for their buildings.
The platform provides answers to building digitalisation needs for EPBD purposes by integrating centralised monitoring and HACCP control functions with analysis and reporting tools to provide immediate, easy-to-read information for troubleshooting and qualifying the energy performance of cold chain and HVAC systems.

Why choose RED optimise?

Flexible, scalable and target-oriented, RED optimise has dashboards and analysis functions suited to the needs and priorities of different stakeholders. 

The main benefits include:

• Lower maintenance costs: data is collected and turned into useful tips, with high-value information made accessible on easy-to-read dashboards. Alongside remote system parameter management, this facilitates remote troubleshooting and resolution, reducing resolution times and avoiding unnecessary interventions, thereby saving on operating costs. Maintenance is done proactively during special cycles. The cabinet de-icing cycle, for instance, is analysed to improve cooling performance, prolong evaporator life and, most importantly, avoid downtime.
   

• Asset performance improvement and waste reduction: the collected field data (temperatures, pressures, energy consumption and operating parameters) are analysed and processed using algorithms based on thermodynamic know-how to:

  1. keep the systems in the best operating condition,

  2. extend the working life of systems,

  3. improve the shelf-life of refrigerated products,

  4. reduce waste and associated costs.
      

• Simplification of in-store operational activities: automatic reports provide information on the system status and offer useful statistics to improve HVAC/R system performance, reducing the workload of technical teams and facilitating day-to-day management for everyone in charge of efficiency and sustainability.
   

• Energy consumption reduction: energy consumption data, possibly normalised according to surface area and outside temperature, are presented to facilitate the identification of areas for improving efficiency and taking actions, through site ranking, comparison with energy targets and cost calculations. A special dashboard can be used to monitor the contribution of green self-generation sources against total consumption.

Centralised control and multi-site management

The distributed intelligence of RED optimise analyses data and displays statistics to support the implementation of immediate regulation actions, remotely, even across multiple sites at the same time. 

The benefits are particularly evident in the management of multi-site organisations. By focusing on the shops most in need of intervention, the centralised control and comparative capabilities of RED optimise are particularly useful for chains with a large number of outlets to manage.

RED optimise provides real support for improving competitiveness, achieving immediate savings, obtaining greater asset reliability and durability and improving ESG performance, the latter now a key factor for corporate social and environmental responsibility.