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The European Commission sees current flammable refrigerant standards as a barrier to low GWP alternatives and recommends that these should be urgently addressed.

Store cuts energy consumption by 33% and saves $74,640 over 13-month period, thanks to cascade system and other improvements.

Standards, codes and legislation must be adapted to encourage wider rollout of HFC alternatives, argues an upcoming European Commission report.

France sees natural refrigerants as market-ready alternatives to HFCs, according an energy ministry official.

A new paper published by the UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) considers the future choice of refrigerant for small industrial refrigeration applications.

The European Commission has warned that the uptake of training in alternative refrigerants is too low to match the requirements of the F-gas phase down.

Nine national refrigeration associations met with a UN body in Belgrade, Serbia recently to tackle the HCFC phase out and hear about how to leapfrog HFCs by using natural refrigerants.

The Japanese multinatonal will offer a 10 HP system to the commercial refrigeration sector next April.

CO₂ Academy is the natural choice for training in transcritical CO₂ technology. As a technicians it is not only essential to understand the technical aspects of CO₂ technology, but also to acquire the relevant communication skills.

CO₂ Academy is the natural choice for training in transcritical CO₂ technology. As a engineer it is not only essential to understand the technical aspects of CO₂ technology, but also to acquire the relevant communication skills.

Sanden Europe is teaming up with distributor Bublshop to launch its CO₂ heat pumps in the UK.

A CO₂ industrial refrigeration system is key to the research and development work being carried out by Emerson at its Helix Innovation Center.

The North American Sustainable Retail Council (NASRC), together with U.S. member company DC Engineering, has published an online guide to transcritical CO₂ refrigeration systems.

A San Francisco store with the CO₂ technology will open in March.

The Italian company sees CO₂ systems becoming more affordable in emerging market economies with hot climates.

Climate change, greenhouse effect and global warming – scarcely any other issue is so omnipresent and so controversially discussed in the 21st century. Those who are convinced in doubting that climate change is man-made refer to various eras in the history of our planet where the earth has heated up or cooled down drastically even without any contribution on our part. In future too, they see climate change as the result of natural causes, including among others a changed ellipsoid orbit of the earth around the sun.

Climate change, greenhouse effect and global warming – scarcely any other issue is so omnipresent and so controversially discussed in the 21st century. Those who are convinced in doubting that climate change is man-made refer to various eras in the history of our planet where the earth has heated up or cooled down drastically even without any contribution on our part. In future too, they see climate change as the result of natural causes, including among others a changed ellipsoid orbit of the earth around the sun.

The decision as to which refrigerant should be used in a refrigerating or air-conditioning system is based on the major criteria of safety, costs and environment protection. But against the background of constantly increasing energy prices, the energy consumption of a system also plays an increasingly important role. Ideally, the chosen refrigerant should have excellent thermodynamic properties, high chemical stability and good physical characteristics. Furthermore, it should have no or only a negligible impact on the environment, while also being inexpensive and available worldwide.

The decision as to which refrigerant should be used in a refrigerating or air-conditioning system is based on the major criteria of safety, costs and environment protection. But against the background of constantly increasing energy prices, the energy consumption of a system also plays an increasingly important role. Ideally, the chosen refrigerant should have excellent thermodynamic properties, high chemical stability and good physical characteristics. Furthermore, it should have no or only a negligible impact on the environment, while also being inexpensive and available worldwide.

The OEM has been especially busy this year, producing approximately 75 transcritical racks so far, including the new, smaller AdvansorFlex unit.