Coldcare innovation platform
Cooling that works with energy.
Coldcare zeroGrid™ is a forward-looking refrigeration concept designed to reduce dependence on conventional grid electricity, strengthen temperature resilience and help retail estates move toward a cleaner energy future.
- Lower-carbon ambition
- Intelligent energy use
- Operational resilience
- Designed for multi-site retail
The commercial challenge
Refrigeration never clocks off. Neither should your energy strategy.
Retail refrigeration operates continuously, making it one of the most persistent energy demands across a convenience estate. Energy volatility, carbon commitments and the need for dependable temperature control now require a more intelligent response.
The zeroGrid opportunity
A greener refrigeration platform built around business reality.
zeroGrid brings cooling, cleaner energy utilisation, intelligent control and operational insight into one coordinated concept. It is designed to help estates make environmental progress without losing sight of reliability, food safety or the trading day.
Reduce grid dependence
Designed to make better use of available cleaner energy and reduce exposure to conventional peak-time electricity.
Support decarbonisation
A practical refrigeration pathway aligned with wider environmental and responsible-energy objectives.
Build cooling resilience
Energy and thermal resilience are considered together to support dependable product temperatures.
Optimise intelligently
Smart supervision is intended to respond to operating conditions and use energy at more advantageous times.
See performance clearly
Remote monitoring can turn refrigeration performance into visible, actionable environmental evidence.
Scale with confidence
A modular approach designed to begin with selected pilot sites and develop into a repeatable estate programme.
The public concept
One coordinated journey from energy to insight.
The public model is intentionally simple. The proprietary engineering, control strategy and component architecture remain confidential.
Make purposeful use of the energy available to the site.
Coordinate demand around trading and operating conditions.
Deliver dependable commercial refrigeration performance.
Support temperature continuity beyond the immediate energy moment.
Monitor performance and build evidence for wider rollout.
Protected innovation: technical architecture, system sizing, control logic, installation drawings and component specifications are disclosed only within an appropriate confidential engagement.
Pilot before promise
Measure. Learn. Validate. Scale.
Responsible innovation begins with evidence. A structured pilot programme allows the commercial, environmental and operational case to be measured against agreed site conditions.
- Select representative sites.
Choose operating environments that reflect the estate’s real demands. - Establish the baseline.
Understand existing energy use, temperatures and operating patterns. - Deploy with minimal disruption.
Plan around access, safety, trading continuity and site operations. - Monitor through the seasons.
Evaluate energy behaviour, temperature compliance and system availability. - Build the rollout case.
Use verified evidence to guide the next stage of estate decarbonisation.
Clear language. Honest evidence.
zeroGrid is presented as a concept-stage innovation. Environmental and performance outcomes will be established through site assessment, modelling and controlled pilot validation—not assumed in advance.
For corporate decision-makers
Questions worth asking.
Is zeroGrid a finished off-the-shelf product?
No. zeroGrid is a Coldcare innovation platform being developed for structured pilot collaboration. Each opportunity begins with site suitability and operational objectives.
Will Coldcare publish the engineering design?
No. Public information focuses on customer outcomes and environmental purpose. Proprietary design, sizing and control information remains confidential.
How will environmental benefits be demonstrated?
Through an agreed baseline and a monitored pilot covering energy behaviour, temperature performance, operational availability and relevant environmental indicators.
Who is the concept intended for?
Corporate retailers, convenience-store estates, forecourt operators, energy teams, facilities partners and refrigeration project professionals seeking a practical low-carbon pathway.
A confidential conversation
Could your refrigeration estate become part of the greener-energy transition?
Talk to Coldcare about site suitability, pilot objectives and the evidence your organisation would need before considering wider adoption.