Carbon dioxide

Trane Technologies’ heat pumps have played a key role in decarbonizing the heating systems of 31 schools in Fiumicino, Italy.

Caverion has added the Eco Balance reversible heat pump to its existing Huurre range of CO₂ refrigeration units.

Carrier Commercial Refrigeration has expanded its line of CO₂ refrigeration units by introducing HeatCO2OL heat pumps.

In additions to its ValuePack range of CO₂ refrigeration packs, Danish manufacturer Advansor has added a low superheat option and an ultra compact ValuePack Light version.

The much-awaited agreement to revise the European F-Gas Regulation (517/2014) is not expected this month.

Italian discount supermarket chain MD Discount has selected the lower GWP blend refrigerant R455A for its store in San Giovanni in Persiceto.

Climate-conscious shoppers may buy local food and try to cut packaging waste, but those efforts could be negated by potent greenhouse gases leaking from supermarket fridges.

China has been one of the world’s leading automotive markets for many years, with more than 408 million vehicles on its roads in August 2022. At the same time, China is actively limiting car exhaust emissions and gradually tightening restrictions on them.

A newly released report by the European Commission (EC) pushes the adoption of heat pumps using natural refrigerants as a way to develop the European heat pump market against non-European competition.

Tewis Smart Systems has developed ECO₂Smart, a patent-pending system that is said to improve the performance of its CO₂ equipment, guaranteeing lower energy consumption in extreme temperatures.

Panasonic has introduced the new CO₂ Service Checker for use with its CR Series of CO₂ refrigeration condensing units.

A custom-built Carrier MiniCO2OL rack, supplied in seven pieces, has been supplied to upgrade the refrigeration system at one of French retailer Monoprix’s premium stores in Montpellier.

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.

Daikin Europe NV, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Limited, a global leader, present in more than 171 countries, shaping the future of heating, cooling, ventilation and refrigeration systems, reveals two new natural refrigerant products, the Monoblock of the future and CO₂ ZEAS range.

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.

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.

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.

U.S. supermarket chain Lunds & Byerlys has installed a transcritical CO₂ (R744) system incorporating FTE (Full Transcritical Efficiency) technology at its newest store that opens this week in the Highland Bridge development of St. Paul, Minnesota.

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.

The Carrier Energy Optimization Program: Delivering Sustainable Savings offers a broad portfolio of EcoDesign-compliant products and solutions to provide businesses – from small commercial applications to large industrial installations – access to an array of modern energy and cost-efficient technology. As part of this program, Carrier will offer on-site energy evaluations during which our team will provide custom recommendations on how to reduce energy consumption at the customer site.