The European Commission estimates an increase of emissions from 65 million tons CO2 eq. in 1995 to about 100 million tons in 2010. HFC’s are the fastest growing environmental pollution of the European Union. In Europe, fruit and vegetables are commonly kept in cold stores. These stores are very energy intensive – in the EU, refrigeration accounts for 10-15% of all industrial electricity use – giving rise to high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The stores also leak refrigerants, which are extremely powerful and persistent greenhouse gases (HCFC). Standard fruit cold stores are flat and request a lot of energy for transmission (special through roof), ventilation, air circulation (fan power), door losses, metabolism, lighting and lift trucks. An energy consumption of 8,1 million kWh per year is expected, equal to 4,9 ktons CO2 / year. The refrigerant volume of a conventional store will be 7,5 tons of HFC, with a leakage of 5% and a CO2 eq. ratio of 3.800 kg/kg this contributes 1,4kton of CO2. The total emission of a conventional store will be 6,3 ktons CO2 eq.