KTI - Food & Beverage Refrigeration

CTI Senegal | Ice plants for Senegal

CTI ice plant on the Sidio Group site in Diourbel (Senegal)

In June 2021, CTI Senegal was founded as a subsidiary of the CTI Group. The first industrial ice plant with a production capacity of 10 tons of ice per day was opened in Diourbel in November 2023. The commissioning of another flake ice plant at the fish market in Pikine is planned for January 2024. Targeted expansion and development of further locations is planned over the course of 2024.

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Opening

The opening of the first KTI ice plant on the Sidio Group site in Diourbel (Senegal) was celebrated on November 7, 2023. KTI's flake ice plant produces 10 tons of ice every day. Due to the technical design and the use of the natural refrigerant ammonia, this ice plant is very energy-efficient. A photovoltaic system was installed by the company Off-Grid Europe. This can be used to operate the ice plant during the day. Around 100 people attended the opening ceremony. Some political dignitaries and representatives from Diourbel, Dakar and Germany also took part. First there were a few speeches. The ice plant was then opened by Governor Ibrahima Fall and CTI President Rupert Plersch with a silhouette and a demonstration of ice production for the guests. The motto for the afternoon was: "Chez KTI, la glace c'est la vie!". This project is funded as part of the Renewable Energy Solutions program of the Energy Export Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.

Impressions of the opening

Food saved is just as important as food produced

"Food saved is just as important as food produced. 80% of the 828 million people affected by hunger in 2021 lived in rural areas. Yet 70% of food in Africa is produced by smallholder farmers who own 1-2 hectares of land but are among the world's poor, living on less than 2 dollars a day. Interestingly, the lost and wasted food can feed 1.26 billion hungry people per year. In 2017, around 12 % of the food produced globally was lost due to the lack of efficient cold chains, of which 63 % was lost in low-income countries. The loss of food due to lack of cold chains is also estimated to cause emissions of 1 gigatonne of CO2 equivalent, which accounts for a third of total global emissions from food loss and waste.

Mary Najjuma
(PHD candidate at London South Bank University)

Advantages & features

Advantages

• Energy-efficient and sustainable
• Turnkey and modular
• Environmentally friendly
• Cost-effective
• Natural refrigerants
• 40% less energy than Freon
• ODP and GWP =0

Technical properties

• Flake ice production: 10 tons per day
• Water inlet temperature: < 25°C
• Max. Ambient temperature: 45°C
• Refrigerant: R717 (ammonia, NH3)
• Engine room: 20-foot container
• Ice storage: 20-foot container (insulated)
  Automatic loading, manual emptying
• Ice storage temperature: -5°C

German Energy Agency (dena) The German Energy Agency (dena) is a competence center for applied energy transition and climate protection. dena looks at the challenges of a climate-neutral society and supports the German government in achieving its energy and climate policy goals. Since it was founded in 2000, the agency has been developing solutions, putting them into practice and bringing together partners from politics, business, science and all parts of society - both nationally and internationally. dena is a project company and a federally owned public enterprise. Its shareholder is the Federal Republic of Germany. www.dena.de 

Energy export initiative With the aim of positioning German technologies and expertise worldwide, the Energy Export Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) supports providers of climate-friendly energy solutions in tapping into foreign markets. The focus here is on renewable energies, energy efficiency, smart grids and storage as well as technologies such as power-to-gas and fuel cells. The program is aimed in particular at small and medium-sized enterprises and supports participants with market preparation measures and with exploring, developing and securing markets. www.german-energy-solutions.de

Renewable Energy Solutions program (RES program) With the RES program, the Energy Export Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) supports German companies in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector in opening up new sales markets. As part of the program, reference plants are set up in a target market and marketed with the support of the German Energy Agency (dena) for publicity and advertising purposes. Information dissemination and training activities promote the sustainability of market entry and demonstrate the quality of climate-friendly technologies from Germany. https://www.german-energy-solutions.de/GES/Redaktion/DE/Dossiers/res-programm.html

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Liquid chillers for Dubai's largest beverage bottler

Two liquid chillers installed in containers, installed on the roof of the beverage manufacturer next to stainless steel cooling towers.

Once again, we at KTI had the pleasure of supplying two liquid chillers to the largest beverage manufacturer in Dubai. Due to the adaptation to the customer's needs, our customer saves cash due to the increased energy efficiency. In addition to two units, we supplied a pump station to supply cooling water to the consumers. Also in 2022, we installed two liquid chillers at the largest bottler of drinking water. The two units were used to expand our customer's production capacities. As both were installed in containers, the construction work could take place in parallel and costs were already optimized during the expansion. Due to the energy efficiency of the units, we were able to offer our customer real added value, as our cooling systems were optimized for the hot weather conditions, especially during the summer. One system is used to cool the stretch blow molding machines and other processes. Since the consumption or the need for cooling can vary greatly, we have supplied a pump station that reliably supplies the consumers. A stepless power control has also been integrated. The other unit is used for pre-cooling of the drinking water. Before this is filled into the containers, it must be brought to the optimum temperature to ensure freshness and the best taste.

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Technical data + installation details

Process cooling

• 1050 kW cooling capacity
• Wet bulb temperature: +31°C
• Cooling: 12°C --> 5°C

Fresh water cooling

• 2800 kW cooling capacity
• Wet bulb temperature: +31°C
• Cooling: 45°C -> 25°C

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