Industry

After a slight increase in 2020, the total supply of F-gases to the EU continued to decline in 2021, according to the latest report from the European Environment Agency.

Industry groups from Europe and Japan have condemned F-gas amendments proposed by lead rapporteur Bas Eickhout, saying they would jeopardise the wider EU climate and energy targets.

In a further move to adopt A2L technology, Danfoss has extended the cooling capacity range of its Optyma A2L condensing units and released A2L-ready hermetic filter driers.

Carrier has extended the capacities of its flagship AquaForce Vision 30KAV liquid chiller range up to 1.3MW on low GWP refrigerant R1234ze.

Carrier has extended the capacities of its flagship AquaForce Vision 30KAV liquid chiller range up to 1.3MW on low GWP refrigerant R1234ze.

ATMOspher has published a new report examining the reported evidence that HFO-1234yf, used widely as a refrigerant by itself and in blends, represents a growing threat to human health and the environment via its atmospheric degradation product, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA).

The European Parliament’s environmental committee’s rapporteur has called for an outright ban on HFC and HFO refrigerants in most common uses and an even steeper phase down.

The Barbados National Cooling Strategy (NCS) has been made publicly available following its national approval in May 2022. Similarly, as part of the Ozone Day commemoration, the Government of Nigeria through the National Ozone Unit (Federal Ministry of Environment) has released their National Cooling Plan.

The new SPECTRUM Water chiller from ENGIE Refrigeration is available on the international market as of Monday 10 October 2022. The model with a capacity range of 170 to 1,100 kilowatts of nominal cooling capacity is a perfect addition to the existing portfolio and is a future-proof investment for users, thanks to its oil-free high-lift turbo compressors and the refrigerant R-1234ze. ENGIE Refrigeration will present this innovative product from 11 to 13 October 2022 at the Chillventa trade fair in Nuremberg.

Andalusian manufacturer Keyter is to use Honeywell’s HFO refrigerant R1234ze in a commercial scroll chiller for the first time.

Engineers in Germany developing a propane-based refrigeration circuit for heat pumps are said to have achieved a heating capacity of 12.8kW with only 124g of propane.

Speaking at ARBS, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration & Building Services, the director of the ozone and climate protection section in the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Patrick McInerney, said the government is considering a range of options but wouldn’t commit to specific restrictions.

Based on a survey of key OEMs, ATMOsphere estimates that, as of September 2022, there are 55,000 stores with transcritical CO₂ systems in Europe, including 50,000 using a centralized system (racks) and 5,000 using condensing units.

New publications on heat pumps and the circular economy have been published by the Institute of Refrigeration’s Beyond Refrigeration Initiative.

Danish OEM Advansor has launched the CuBig II, an energy-efficient CO₂ rack combining cooling and heating in one compact unit for larger supermarkets, cold storage and industrial applications.

Refrigerant manufacturer Arkema has announced plans to increase the supply of the low GWP HFO 1233zd through plants in China and the USA.

Italian OEM Epta has released results from its Life-C4R (Carbon 4 Retail Refrigeration) project, summarizing three years of data from seven European supermarkets testing commercial CO₂ (R744) refrigeration systems.

Refrigeration groups from across Africa have issued a joint statement calling on the global cooling industry to stop exporting obsolete equipment to the continent.

Strengthening the competitiveness of its range of freecooling chillers, Kaltra has introduced in the market the new Lightstream Scroll II with refrigerant R454b. These chillers are the latest in an array of innovative products to help users stay one step ahead of rising energy costs and increasingly stringent environmental legislation.

This unique solution is based on the TE2 valve, which is well-known for delivering accurate and reliable superheat control, easy installation, and good temperature transfer due to their interchangeable orifice assembly and stainless-steel bulb.