Improve energy efficiency in the use of cooling equipment

Category: Diagnostic/Clinical Labs

Level: Bronze

Author: Coakley-Burns, A., Nijhof, K.

The Impact: <p>Reduces energy consumption</p>

Details

Publications related to ultra-low temperature storage seem particularly prevalent, perhaps due in part to the international free 'Freezer Challenge' run by My Green Lab and International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories.

References

• Roadmap for low-carbon ultra-low temperature storage in biobanking ,
• Freezer Challenge

Resources

• Best practice recommendations. The retention and storage of pathological records and specimens ,
• Requirements for the retention of laboratory records and diagnostic material ,
• National Freezer Challenge 2025 Green Labs NL ,
• Cold storage Green Labs NL ,
• Freezer Energy Efforts ,
• ULT Freezer Best Practice: Impacts ,
• My Green Lab Freezer Challenge by RCHT Pathology Team, ,
• -70 is the new -80