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Carbon Trust director joins Dearman

David-SandersUK: David Sanders, the Carbon Trust’s director of innovation has joined liquid air refrigeration company Dearman.

In his new role of Dearman’s commercial director, Sanders will draw on 25 years’ experience in strategy consultancy, corporate advisory and as a technology entrepreneur with a focus on energy, cleantech and telecoms. Prior to joining the Carbon Trust in 2013, he spent five years at consultancy Cleantech Advisory.

“David joins Dearman at an exciting time, as we approach commercial deployment of our zero-emission transport refrigeration system,” said Dearman CEO Toby Peters.

Dearman is developing a suite of technologies that harness the properties of liquid air to deliver efficient, cost effective and crucially zero-emission cold and power. 

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