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Last Thursday (26 July), Germany-headquartered wholesale and food specialist METRO opened its first CO₂ transcritical store in Russia, located in Aparinki near Moscow.

Technology based on natural refrigerant ammonia (NH₃) can provide efficient heating and cooling in various heat pump configurations, according to a paper presented by experts from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory at last month’s Gustav Lorentzen conference (held on 18-20 June in Valencia, Spain).

GEA has installed a CO₂ refrigeration system on the P&O cruise ship Arcadia, with discussions ongoing to introduce the technology throughout P&O’s fleet.

With many parts of the world experiencing heat waves, Daikin has been inviting feedback on its development of an outdoor air conditioner.

A leak in the secondary brine coolant system caused the fatal ammonia release at the Fernie ice rink last year that killed three people.

The Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) says it will continue to highlight infringements of the F-gas regulations, particularly by online retailers.

Panasonic has announced the UK availability of a 15kW (10hp) version of its CO₂ condensing unit in two versions – a standard unit and a model with coil protection.

Daikin has enlarged its oil-free centrifugal chiller range with new increased capacity water-cooled machines running with R134a and R-1234ze(E) refrigerants.

LG Electronics is launching three new R32 window air conditioners in the USA, bringing its smart dual inverter technology to the US for the first time.

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) says it has received nearly 1000 abstracts for its forthcoming 25th International Congress of Refrigeration.

J&E Hall has updated its commercial condensing unit range by introducing a compact version of its popular 12hp digital twin Fusion scroll model.

The capabilities of the A-Gas Rapid Recovery service were tested recently when called upon to retrofit over 100 convenience stores in just six weeks.

Signalling the growing market for ammonia-based refrigeration systems in Australia, Snowman exhibited its semi-hermetic ammonia compressors at ARBS 2018 where it saw significant interest in new technology from the Australian market.

All Delfield-brand refrigeration products will use hydrocarbon refrigerants by the end of this year, said Sara Sunderman-Kirby, product manager at Delfield, a division of Mount Pleasant, Mich.-based Welbilt.

Star Refrigeration has brought an unused coldstore back to life with a system using lower GWP refrigerant R449A, advanced controls and innovative heat recovery.

Support for an annual World Refrigeration Day on June 26 to mark the industry’s contribution to society is growing.

Signaling the growing market for ammonia-based refrigeration systems for industrial applications in Australia, U.S.-based Calibration Technologies Inc. (CTI) exhibited their ammonia gas sensors for the first time at ARBS 2018 this year.

A new paper from German compressor manufacturer GEA Refrigeration will be presented at a Sustainable Innovation in Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat pumps (SIRACH) Network meeting this Thursday (5 July 2018) on ammonia heat pumps in large district heating projects.

The next HVAC & Refrigeration Show at ExCel in 2020 will run alongside a new building services show.

Following more than two years in development, Isotherm, Arlington, Texas, has introduced a new version of its low-charge ammonia SX (shell-and-tube DX) evaporator, this time with an enhanced tube.