DURHAM, N.C.: Phononic, a global leader in solid state cooling technology, is excited to announce its recognition as a 2024 Progressive Grocer Impact Award winner in the Sustainability/Resource Conservation category. This respected accolade highlights Phononic’s innovative advancements in cold chain fulfillment, showcasing its commitment to driving sustainable solutions that redefine how groceries are stored, transported, and delivered.

Phononic’s Active Cooling Solutions platform offers modular freezer and refrigerator totes using an innovative solid state cooling technology that eliminates compressor-based cooling and their toxic global warming refrigerants. Equipped with IoT connectivity, Phononic Active Cooling Solutions (ACS TM) Freezers and Refrigerators reduce energy consumption via on-demand cooling capabilities and enable real time temperature tracking for cold chain compliance and waste reduction.

Third party verified LCA analysis confirms that Phononic ACS deliver an average of 36% kg CO2e savings per one year of product use compared to traditional compressor-based solutions, significantly reducing grocers’ carbon footprint. From micro-fulfillment centers to in-store curbside fulfillment to last-mile delivery vehicles, Phononic’s sustainable approach is setting a new standard in cold chain innovation, benefiting retailers, consumers, and the planet.

“We’re honored to receive the Progressive Grocer Impact Award for Sustainability and Resource Conservation,” said Tony Atti, CEO of Phononic. “This award is a testament to the transformative work Phononic is doing to revolutionize cold chain e-commerce and logistics with solutions that are not only more efficient and cost-effective but also environmentally responsible.”

The Progressive Grocer Impact Awards celebrate organizations that demonstrate exceptional leadership and innovation in driving progress across the grocery industry. Phononic’s recognition in the Sustainability/Resource Conservation category emphasizes the vital role of technology in addressing global environmental challenges.

"We are always looking for opportunities to be at the forefront of innovation in digital commerce, and we are excited to be the first grocer in the nation with this technology,” according to Steve Savas, president, Shop-Rite Supermarkets, Inc. (SRS), which operates ShopRite stores in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Hudson Valley in New York.

Winning the Progressive Grocer Impact Award caps off an exciting year for Phononic, which also saw the company secure new partnerships, deploy its industry-leading sustainable modular totes at Shop-Rite and Sam’s Club, as well as support cooling in a range of datacenters including hyperscalers.

About Phononic

As the global leader in solid state cooling technology, Phononic is driving the world to a more sustainable way to cool. Its transformational technology reduces greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions and supports climate goals, while meeting the demanding performance needs of the market. The company’s thermoelectric devices and integrated products are mission critical to how people work and communicate; how datacenters cool and transmit data; how automobiles ‘see’; to cooling solutions supporting grocery cold chain fulfillment needs; to the protection and effective delivery of life-saving vaccines and drugs, and to innovative methods that cool living and workspaces. For more information on the company, visit: www.phononic.com.

Fonte: Business Wire