Target and Amazon have both announced plans to construct new stores that contain CO2 refrigeration systems.
Target Corp announced that its Vista, California, store will generate more energy than it needs to operate and that it will test multiple innovations to reduce the building's emissions.
The site is expected to produce up to energy surplus each year that it can transmit back to the grid, and Target has applied for net zero certification from International Living Future Institute..
Additionally, the store switched to CO2, natural refrigerant, that Target will scale chain-wide by 2040 to reduce its direct operations emissions by 20%...
We've been working for years at Target to shift toward sourcing more energy and further reducing our footprint, and our Vista store's retrofit is the next step in our sustainability journey and glimpse of the future we're working toward, said John Conlin, president of properties at Target..
These are expected to allow the store to save 185 tons of CO2e each year, equivalent to driving around Earth times in passenger vehicle..
Updates to this store include transitioning to CO2-based refrigeration system, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 38 metric tons year compared to conventional system.
The store also uses steel byproducts in the floor to reduce the carbon, by nearly 40% compared to concrete floor..
The store will also use 100% electricity sourced from Amazon's energy projects.
With our Amazon Fresh store, we are taking the next step on our path to becoming business by 2040, and we welcome customers to experience this firsthand while shopping with us in this store...
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