News

The U.S. supermarket sector continues to “inexcusably lag behind European counterparts,” says the Environmental Investigation Agency’s (EIA), an international NGO, based on analysis conducted for its latest Climate-Friendly Supermarket Scorecard.

OEM Kysor Warren Epta US has announced that it expects to bring its new CO₂ (R744)-based condensing unit to the U.S. market by the end of 2022, according to a recent presentation by the company’s Sustainability and New Technologies Manager, Ignacio Chaparro.

A new plant manufacturing the low GWP HFO refrigerant 1233zd has commenced production in Dahej, Gujarat.

Global HVAC&R wholesaler and manufacturer Beijer Ref has partnered with Superior Training Centre, an Australian education provider, to offer Australia’s only nationally accredited CO₂ (R744) training course at the newly opened Beijer Ref Academy in Sydney.

Integrating a building glycol loop to a supermarket transcritical CO₂ (R744) system in Canada yielded “superior” results, according to Phillip Walker, Arneg’s Director of Refrigeration Solutions, who spoke during the ATMOsphere America 2022 conference on June 7–8.

EDF is concerned about the short-term availability and costs of HFCs vital to maintaining its nuclear facilities if the proposed accelerated phase-down under the F-gas regulations become law.

An inverter propane (R290) compressor can reduce the energy consumption of vending machines by up to 27% compared to a fixed-speed compressor, according to research conducted by Embraco, a Brazilian manufacturer and brand of Nidec Global Appliance.

Test installations of R290 self-contained refrigeration systems in walk-in coolers at two Subway restaurants in Connecticut are said to have shown average energy savings of 50%.

The first hypermarket opened by French multinational retailer Carrefour in Cameroon is also the first to feature CO₂ refrigeration.

U.S.-based Lineage Logistics, one of the largest cold-storage operators in the world, has committed to becoming carbon net zero by 2040 in part by optimizing its refrigeration systems and use of refrigerants.

Green group the EIA and refrigerant producers body EFCTC have both called for similar measures to thwart the illegal trade in F-gases in Europe.

The high GWP refrigerants R134a, R404A, and R410A have experienced considerable increases in Europe over the last 12 months, according to the latest report by Öko-Recherche.

Congratulations to the latest countries which have ratified the Kigali Amendment.

EPEE favours keeping the existing F-Gas phasedown schedule in place until 2030 to provide more time to research and develop low GWP systems.

Konvekta, a German manufacturer of CO₂ (R744) heat pump systems for commercial vehicles, has developed a new software module – “Additional Energy Storage (AES) Mode” – that eliminates the need for an electric heater in electric buses, reducing both costs and energy consumption.

Austrian manufacturer AHT, part of Daikin, highlighted its propane (R290)-based cabinets and Active Monitoring System (AMS) as part of World Refrigeration Day, celebrated yesterday (June 26) under the theme “Cooling Matters.”

Hillphoenix announced the launch of R290 self-contained display cases, part of the company’s Second Nature® Natural product line. R290 cases are the newest addition to Hillphoenix’s expansive natural refrigerant portfolio and provide customers with a plug-and-play, flexible and compliant solution for their retail operations.

Twenty-seven people have been arrested and 110 tonnes of refrigerant seized in an operation which has seen the dismantling of a major criminal organisation in Spain.

Trane®, global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Trane Technologies, announced today it is expanding its Sintesis™ Balance CMAF portfolio of multi-pipe units for simultaneous cooling and heating. The new models are now available with R-454B refrigerant in capacities ranging from 150 to 1,400 kilowatts (kW). The units deliver better cooling and heating efficiencies, improved operating maps and lower environmental impact compared to equivalent models with R-410A.

UNDP provides refrigeration and air conditioning technicians with modern equipment