Improving Freezer Efficiency Is (Ultra) Cool

Did you know that ultra-low temperature freezers (i.e. your -80) can use as much energy as an average household every day! While you can’t eliminate this energy usage, ensuring that your freezer is running optimally will not only reduce emissions but keep your previous samples safe!

How do you do this? Do the freezer challenge! This basically involves 1) scraping your freezer, 2) maintain up to date inventory, 3) purge old samples, 4) stores samples at RT where possible, and most importantly 5) consider setting the ultra-low freezer from -80C to -70C. The date for the next freezer challenge starts in January 2022 (but if you want to get ahead of the curve, start now!). Find more info about the freezer challenge here: https://www.mygreenlab.org/freezer-challenge.html, or watch our ‘how to’ video below!

Your -80 bit the bullet? This is a great chance to buy a more energy efficient unit - not only is it better for the environment, you can get a discount! More info about that here: https://www.labconscious.com/green-lab-tips/eversource-support-for-vaccine-cold-storage