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Star Refrigeration has boosted capacity and efficiency at a cheese chill plant by replacing an ageing R404A cooling system with its latest low-charge ammonia Azanechiller 2.0.

We’ve known for years that HFC refrigerants are on borrowed time, and that businesses involved in food production, distribution or retail will need to adopt new ways of working.

A further cut of 29% in the availability of HFC refrigerants in Europe next year will accentuate the importance of recovery and reclamation, says Climalife UK’s head of sales Dave Richards.

Air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturer Panasonic has announced details of a new series of online training sessions in the use of CO₂.

Tanpopo Japanese Food, a UK-based food wholesaler, has opted to use Panasonic CO₂ condensing units for its new frozen and chilled warehouse in Feltham, West London.p>.

Danish logistics company Maersk has opened a new 23,700m² refrigerated warehouse in St Petersburg – the largest commercial cold store in Russia using CO₂ refrigeration.

Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has been involved in creating a CO₂ refrigeration unit to train students at a marine and technical engineering college in Aarhus, Denmark.

A centrifugal chiller using the little-known HCFO refrigerant R1224yd(Z) has been deployed in Japan’s new National Stadium in Tokyo.

Daikin used last week’s Euroshop exhibition to present its recently announced Conveni-Pack commercial refrigeration system using CO₂ refrigerant.

A Trane chiller using R134a has been converted to lower GWP refrigerant R513A at the Pepsi Center, home of Denver ice hockey team Colorado Avalanche.

Bitzer’s largest CO₂ compressor has been employed in a transcritical refrigeration system at a cold store in Holland.

GEA has had further marine success with its CO₂ refrigeration systems onboard an Alaskan fishing trawler.

Honeywell’s lower GWP refrigerant Solstice N40 (R448A) is said to have been employed for the first time in a refrigerated distribution centre in Japan.

A US-designed solid-state bladeless fan, which is said to deliver sustainable, compressor-free active cooling, has been deployed at a number of outdoor locations in Singapore.

Danish refrigeration systems manufacturer Advansor has supplied a transcritical CO₂ system with eight Bitzer EcoLine+ reciprocating compressors at a new distribution centre for REMA 1000 supermarkets.

Airedale International Air Conditioning has reported a 7% increase in ESEER for its recently launched Azure DeltaChill using lower GWP refrigerant R32.

Simulation tests comparing alternative refrigeration technologies are said to show that low GWP HFO/HFC blends provide the best emissions reductions and lowest life cycle costs for stores below 2,000m².

A refrigeration system using Honeywell’s lower GWP HFC refrigerant R448A has been adopted by Japan’s largest supermarket brand to replace an R22 system.

Panasonic’s CO₂ condensing unit is contributing to an innovative mobile refrigeration test trailer for a pioneering UK contractor.

Hamburger giant Burger King has chosen Green & Cool natural refrigerant COY systems as its preferred condensing units for its outlets in Spain.