📣 Latest update:
As expected: A reduction from -80 to -70°C reduced the consumption in this specific case by ~28% (from ~13 to ~9,4 kWh).

So this will save ~1300 kWh per year per freezer!

This matches everything I have found on the net. Nevertheless, it was important to test it for ourselves: Very illustrative & followed by very concrete measures.

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📣 📣 📣 The shock of my day:

Over the last few days, I measured the power consumption of our -80°C freezers:

~13 kWh per day (each)

:thinking: So, one freezer consumes much more electricity per year than my family and me... 🙁

Now, we finally put them from -80°C to -70°C.
( & we need to minimize the number of samples we store)

An update will follow.

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@UniKoeln @CECAD
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📢 📢 yesterday:

1st meeting of GREEN CECAD
- activists aiming to make work in research labs in and around CECAD more sustainable and 'green'.

Most important decision:
Let's get started and let's speed up!

:beamingFace: More coming soon.

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