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JCM Project Design Document Form
A. Project description
A.1. Title of the JCM project
Installation of Energy-efficient Refrigerators Using Natural Refrigerant at Distribution Centreof Better Foods Co., Ltd.
A.2. General description of project and applied technologies and/or measures
The proposed JCM project aims to save energy by installing a refrigeration system with naturalrefrigerants (NH3 and CO2) in new cold distribution centers of Better Foods Co., Ltd. in Lopburi
Province, Thailand. The project refrigeration system employs an “indirect cooling method,”which uses ammonia to cool CO2 and then CO2 is transported to a cooler in a cold storage. Also,by this method, ammonia is contained in the machine room alone and only CO2 is circulated inthe cooler, ensuring the occupational safety.
The following refrigerators produced by MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD. are installed in thisproject.
・NewTon R-8000 (HSC-120L-NN4I-03) (3 units)
・NewTon R-3000 (HSC-45L-NN4I-01) (2units)
・NewTon C (HSC-65H-PR4I-02) (1 unit)
The project refrigeration system has been improved in technology aspects of compressor, heatexchanger and system control, which leads to improvement of COPs hence energy savings.
COPs of the project refrigerators (COPPJ) are 2.25 for Newton R-8000, 2.10 for Newton R-3000,and 3.37 for Newton C. Those values are calculated by dividing cooling capacity of therefrigerator by its electricity consumption based on the manufacturer’s catalogue.
The estimated project CO2 emissions are 1,613 tCO2e/year, and the estimated reference CO2emissions are 2,040 tCO2e/year resulting in an estimated annual GHG emission reduction of 427tCO2e.
A.3. Location of project, including coordinatesCountryKingdom of Thailand

Region/State/Province etc.:

Lopburi Province

City/Town/Community etc:

Chong Sarika, Phatthana Nikhom District

Latitude, longitude

14°47'07.6"N 100°55'02.3"E1

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A.4. Name of project participants
The Kingdom of Thailand

Better Foods Co., Ltd.

Japan

KANEMATSU CORPORATON

A.5. Duration
Starting date of project operation

01/06/2017

Expected operational lifetime of project

10years

A.6. Contribution from Japan
The proposed project was partially supported by the Ministry of the Environment, Japanthrough the financing programme for JCM model projects which provided financial supports
up to 50% of initial investment for the projects in order to acquire JCM credits.
As for technology transfer, MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD has conducted OJT training andprovided a manual on operation, maintenance and safety measures of the facilities introduced
to the project of Better Foods Co., Ltd. Maintenance services after project implementation areprovided by MAYEKAWA (THAILAND) CO., LTD., which also contribute to technicaltransfer through maintenance experiences of the staff of Better Foods Co., Ltd.

B. Application of an approved methodology(ies)B.1. Selection of methodology(ies)
Selected approved methodology No.

TH_AM011

Version number

Version 01.0

B.2. Explanation of how the project meets eligibility criteria of the approved methodology
Eligibility

Descriptions specified in thecriteriamethodology

Criterion 1

Project information

Refrigerator(s) with a secondary loop The following refrigerators with acoolingsystemusing

CO2

asa secondary loop cooling system using

refrigerant and equipped with inverter is CO2 as a refrigerant and equipped
installed at cold storage.

with inverter are installed at a foodindustry cold storage of Better Foods
Co., Ltd in Thailand.
・NewTon R-8000(HSC-120L-NN4I-03)
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・NewTon R-3000(HSC-45L-NN4I-01)
・NewTon C(HSC-65H-PR4I-02)
Criterion 2

COP of project refrigerator(s) installed

The following types of Refrigeratorsin the project cooling system is moreare installed according to room

than the threshold COP values set in thetemperature conditions.

tables below. (“x” in the table

・NewTon R-8000

represents cooling capacity per unit.)
RoomCooling Threshold
temperature capacity
COPcondition(kW)value- 25 deg. C42.4 ≤ x 1.71

(HSC-120L-NN4I-03)
Room
Cooling
temperature
capacitycondition(kW)- 25 deg. C
270.0

COP
value
2.25

≤ 340.0
0 deg. C

73.6 ≤ x

2.79≤ 516.4
5 deg. C

86.2 ≤ x

3.20≤ 612.6
COP for the project refrigerator(s) are

・NewTon R-3000(HSC-45L-NN4I-01)
Room
Cooling
temperature
capacitycondition(kW)- 25 deg. C
94.7

COP
value
2.10

calculated with the following
conditions:•・NewTon C

Room temperature condition: - 25
deg. C or 0 deg. C or 5 deg. C•Cooling water fed to condenser:
inlet 32 deg. C

Criterion 3(HSC-65H-PR4I-02)
Room
Cooling
temperature
capacity
condition(kW)
0 deg. C
237.0

COPvalue
3.37

Periodical check is planned at least one

Periodical check is planned in an(1) time annually.

“Operation Manual” at least once ayear

tobeconductedby

MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD, themanufacturer

ofprojectrefrigerators.
Criterion 4

In the case of replacing the existing The project refrigerators are newly
refrigerator with the project refrigerator, installed at the project site.
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refrigerantusedintheexisting

refrigerator to the air (e.g. re-use of theequipment) is prepared. Execution ofthis plan is checked at the time ofverification, in order to confirm that
refrigerant used for the existing one
replaced by the project is prevented frombeing released to the air.

C. Calculation of emission reductions
C.1. All emission sources and their associated greenhouse gases relevant to the JCM project
Reference emissions
Emission sources

GHG type

Power consumption by the reference refrigerator

CO2

Project emissions
Emission sources

GHG type

Power consumption by the project refrigerator

CO2C.2. Figure of all emission sources and monitoring points relevant to the JCM project

C.3. Estimated emissions reductions in each year
Year

Estimated

Reference Estimatedemissions (tCO2e)

Project EstimatedEmissions (tCO2e)

Emission

Reductions (tCO2e)

2013

---

2014

--

-

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2015

---

2016

---

2017

1,274.3

1,007.3267

20182,177.7

1,721.3456

20192,177.7

1,721.3456

2020

2,177.7

1,721.3456

2021

2,177.7

1,721.3456

2022

2,177.7

1,721.3456

2023

2,177.7

1,721.3456

2024

2,177.7

1,721.3456

2025

2,177.7

1,721.3456

2026

2,177.7

1,721.3

456

2027

897.4

709.3

188

2028

---

2029

-

--

2030

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Total (tCO2e)

4,559

D. Environmental impact assessment
Legal requirement of environmental impact assessment for No
the proposed project

E. Local stakeholder consultation
E.1. Solicitation of comments from local stakeholders
In order to cover a diverse group of stakeholders, on 12th December, a local stakeholder
consultation has been conducted with participation of the local stakeholders listed in the tablebelow.
The list of participants to the meeting has been consulted to the JC secretariat of Thai side
(Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization), and the local stakeholders to be invited
have been fixed. The project participants sent invitation letters to those stakeholders except for
those who work at the project site to notify of convening local stakeholder consultation
meeting.
The schedule and participants of the meetings is provided below.

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Date: 12th December 2017
Venue: Betagro Tower (North Park), 323 Vibhavadi Rangsit Rd., Lak Si, Bangkok,10210,
Thailand
Time: 10:00-11:15
Agenda
1. Opening remarks
2. Introduction about Betagro Group
3. Introduction about Kanematsu Corporation and Project Overview
4. Introduction about JCM
5. Introduced Technology and Facility
6. Q&A and collection of comments
7. Closing[Local stakeholders]No.
1Organization

Position

Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Manager
Organization (TGO), Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment

2

Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Technical officer
Organization (TGO), Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment

3

Kasetsart University

Lecturer

4

Better Foods Co., Ltd.

Engineer[Project participants]
Project participants: [Thailand] Better Foods Co., Ltd., [Japan] Kanematsu Corporation
Manufacturer of the project refrigerator: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., MAYEKAWA(THAILAND) CO., LTD.
At each agenda item, a brief presentation was made by the project participants and manufacturerof the project refrigerator, and opinions of the stakeholders were solicited. A summary of thecomments received and consideration of those comments are provided in Section E.2. below.

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E.2. Summary of comments received and their consideration
Stakeholders

Comments received

Consideration of comments
receivedManager,

Thailand Since this project is to install No further action is needed.

Greenhouse

Gas energy-efficient equipment at a

Management

distribution centre, it seems noOrganization (TGO), environmental impact on local
Ministry of Natural stakeholders
Resources

outsidetheand distribution centre.

Environment
Manager,Thailand Operational safety of equipment is Volume of ammonia in the projectGreenhouse

Gas to be considered since it utilises refrigerators

Managementammonia as refrigerant.

isverysmallcompared to the conventional type.

Organization (TGO),

Furthermore,

Ministry of Naturaldesigned to avoid leakage ofResourcesammonia.

andEnvironment

itiscarefully

No further action is needed.

Lecturer,

Kasetsart Load factor of refrigerators may Equations are determined in theUniversity

need to be considered to calculate methodology to be able to calculate
GHG emissions.

GHG emissions regardless of loadfactor.
No further action is needed.

Lecturer,

Kasetsart I am very happy to have such high- No further action is needed.

University

efficiency refrigerators in cold foodstorage system in Thailand.

Lecturer,

Kasetsart AsUniversity

anexpertofmechanical No further action is needed.

engineering, it seems safety ofoperators working in the cold
storage is ensured in regard toammonia refrigerant.

F. References
Reference lists to support descriptions in the PDD, if any.

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Annex

Revision history of PDD
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