Transportation & Storage
How can we enhance transportation and storage by maintaining a cool or hot temperature?
About the Challenge
Southeast Asia is a tropical region with warm temperatures and high humidity. Storing and transporting food, products and other materials may require a specific range of temperatures to keep the goods intact. Panasonic would like to solve wastage from storage and transport complications - where Panasonic’s will provide the heat and cold storage technology, IP and resources to create an environment suitable for prolonged periods of time.
Problem Areas and Potential Partners
Open to other possible application areas - Feel free to propose new ideas and solutions!
Example 1: Cold Chain Transport
Problem Area
- Fresh food and pharmaceutical products have an optimal temperature to be transported in.
- Moving them in undesired temperatures may cause the products to be damaged and not to be consumable anymore.
- This causes unnecessary wastage that is both expensive and not environmentally friendly.
- Panasonic seeks to play a part in sustainability by creating an environment that has prolonged cool temperatures by using cold storage technology.
Application Areas
- Transportation and storage of fresh products.
- Refrigerating and freezing.
Potential Partners
- Panasonic hopes to co-create with technology partners a business model that can provide safe food from production to distribution and consumption, playing a part in sustainability.
Target Market- Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia.
Applicable Technology- Cold Storage Technology.
Example 2: Hot Food Delivery
Problem Area
- There is a rising trend for customers to order food deliveries and takeaways.
- As the meal reaches its destination, it loses heat and thereby diminishes the experience of the consumer.
- Panasonic’s heat storage technology will help food companies ensure that their meals will reach the customer at the desired temperature for an ideal food experience.
Application Areas- Transportation of food product.
- Heat storage devices that use waste heat of an automobile internal combustion engine or a boiler.
Potential Partners
- Panasonic hopes to co-create with technology partners a business model that can provide safe food from production to distribution and consumption, playing a part in sustainability.
Target Market- Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia.
Applicable Technology- Heat Storage Technology.
Example of Application
Cold Storage Thermal Technology
Cooling Bag
High-density thermal energy storage material hydrate: 3～10 ℃
Melt at 5 ℃ (Releasing cold heat at 5 ℃).
Can use with cold storage package only.
Continuing to cool for 12 hours.
