How much heat can I actually recover?

Realistic recovery is 20–40% of rejected heat as usable hot water or process heat. Higher for CO₂ transcritical thanks to high discharge temperatures.

1.5–4 years for most industrial plants, faster for sites with high hot water demand (dairy, meat, brewery) or CO₂ transcritical racks.

Can heat recovery be retrofitted?

Yes — de-superheaters and plate exchangers retrofit onto most existing plants. ColdMatch sources feasibility studies and turnkey install scope.

Refrigeration Heat Recovery

Refrigeration heat recovery — cut cold storage OPEX by capturing waste heat

Every refrigeration plant rejects 1.1–1.4 kW of heat for every 1 kW of cooling. Recovering even a fraction offsets tap water, space heating, process and defrost energy — typically cutting 10–30% off total site energy cost. ColdMatch sources heat recovery packages for CO₂, ammonia and HFC plants.

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What ColdMatch delivers

De-superheaters for HFC and ammonia plants (60–70°C hot water)
Full condensing heat recovery for CO₂ transcritical (up to 90°C)
Buffer tanks, plate exchangers and secondary loop integration
Hot gas defrost credit for freezer rooms
Feasibility, energy modeling and payback analysis (typical 1.5–4 years)

How matching works

ColdMatch helps buyers prepare cold chain RFQs and source suitable suppliers.

Directory pages are for discovery and SEO. ColdMatch is not an automatic marketplace and does not directly connect buyers with refrigeration manufacturers — supplier matching and introductions are managed manually by ColdMatch.

1. You submit a cold room, cold storage, industrial refrigeration, pharma cold chain, food logistics or mobile cold room request.
2. ColdMatch reviews your request and prepares the project brief — temperature range, product type, country, size, budget and operational needs.
3. Only after the brief is understood, ColdMatch searches for suitable suppliers.
4. David continues with you personally and introduces suppliers only when relevant.

Supplier and manufacturer listings are provided for research, transparency and discovery only. ColdMatch Group does not provide automatic buyer-supplier introductions. Every cold chain project request is reviewed manually by David / ColdMatch Group, and supplier introductions are made only after internal approval.

Frequently asked questions

How ColdMatch Group works — independent B2B procurement and sourcing platform — ColdMatch Group is an independent B2B procurement and sourcing platform for industrial refrigeration, cold storage and cold-chain projects from USD $250K+, connecting buyers with qualified third-party suppliers, EPC contractors and independent financing providers.

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Take this to a structured refrigeration RFQ

Refrigeration bids are only comparable when refrigerant, duty, evaporating temperature, redundancy and controls are specified. Qualify the design intent, then issue one RFQ.

Technology qualificationNH₃, CO₂ or HFO — CAPEX, OPEX and application fit.RFQ checklistDuty, redundancy, controls and commissioning scope.Project documentation centerAssemble the technical pack before tendering.

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Supplier-neutral. Free for buyers and project owners. Best suited to commercial projects from USD $250,000.