COMPLETED 2023
Twisters, Mixers, Stirrers and Shakers
Wet labs employ a variety of equipment types for preparing and agitating materials. Vortex mixers, magnetic stirrers, and orbital shakers are routinely used.
IKA have recently released the IKA Twister (Figure 1), a product which can perform the functions of all three of these equipment types. Products such as the IKA Twister represent a response by industry to reduce the environmental impact of scientific research. Products which use less raw materials and reduce supply chain emissions are an essential component of the scientific sector becoming carbon neutral.
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COMPLETED 2022
Eppendorf F740HI Racking Study
Introduction
Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) freezers are well known to be high consumers of energy. Holding set temperatures 90°C to 100°C colder than their environment will always require a significant amount of
energy.
One way to reduce ULT freezer energy consumption is to warm up the set temperature. By
doing so energy consumption will be reduced from 18-34% depending on the model, age & condition of
the freezer.
When considering warming up their ULT freezers, some end users raise concerns that by
taking such an action they may expose their samples/contents to unfavorable temperatures during their
day to day operation.
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COMPLETED 2021
Door Opening Performance Study, Fridges and Freezers - University of Bristol
This study aims to highlight some of the data and criteria which should be considered when selecting the most sustainable solution based on the specific needs of the
researcher, their laboratory and the materials they are storing.
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COMPLETED 2021
Barts Cancer Institute Tissue Culture Labs Sustainability
A look at how Barts Cancer Institute have used the iWash™, the world’s first and only slide washer especially designed for single-use cell counter slides to improve sustainability in their tissue culture labs.
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COMPLETED 2020
ULT Freezer Racking Study with the University of Oxford and Green Light Laboratories
Read the report from Green Light Laboratories on the impact of ULT racking upon performance at the University of Oxford below.
The data was collected over a two week period at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. The Eppendorf ULT freezer (F570h) tested was supplied for the study by us and the racking was supplied by Westbart.
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COMPLETED 2020
Shaking Incubator Energy Consumption Case Study
Report from Green Light Laboratories on 'Shaking Incubator Energy Consumption' at the Francis Crick Institute, Kings College London and M.R.C Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
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COMPLETED 2020
Comparing the Performance of Fridges Case Study
Report from Green Light Laboratories comparing the performance of energy and temperature on a range of fridges at the University of Birmingham.
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COMPLETED 2020
Best Practice to Minimise Lab Freezer Running Costs
A case study on the best practice to minimise lab freezer running costs in the Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick.
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