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duties . Furthermore , Aldens is the proud owner of Oxfordshire ’ s very first fully electric , refrigerated delivery van , which produces zero emissions during its use . The current plan in place will see the organization move to an entirely electric fleet within the next five years , something that it is working closely with logistics partners to ensure .
Overall , the business is committed to carbon neutrality within all of its direct operations and to reducing its broader carbon footprint . Aldens is currently working on a feasibility study to devise whether it can transition to exclusively use solar power and to figure out a method with which it can harness the excess heat energy lost from its fridges , and reuse it elsewhere as a sustainable heat source . ■
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