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Chiller supplier ICS Cool Energy has warned that failing to switch to lower GWP refrigerants could cost end users over £50,000 per year.

The German refrigeration and air conditioning industry has been granted the opportunity to put its concerns over refrigerant shortages to the German government.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems has added a large-capacity 20hp CO₂ condensing unit to its commercial refrigeration line-up in the Far East.

Daikin has officially announced the launch of its first chillers using the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze(E).

Danfoss is to extend its existing ATEX compressor testing laboratory in Trevoux, France, in response to the growing use of flammable refrigerants.

The implications of the European F-gas regulations and phase down will be discussed in a new forum set up for public sector employees in London and the South East.

The permanent IceHotel, opened last year in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, has been successfully retained this summer thanks to solar energy and a CO₂ refrigeration system.

Trane has expanded its Sintesis range of air-cooled screw chillers using low GWP refrigerant R1234ze.

The European F-gas refrigerant training and certification scheme is to be emulated in Argentina as the country seeks to move to low GWP alternatives.

Climate change is one of the main challenges facing humanity, and the refrigeration sector – including air conditioning, heat pumps and cryogenics – must play its part in the fight to limit global warming.

EU consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in 2016 was the lowest in terms of their global warming effect since reporting began in 2007, shows a new report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) today.

The UK refrigeration and ac industry has backed staying within the European F-gas regulations post Brexit, but repeated warnings of dire shortages of high GWP refrigerants next year.

Danfoss displayed its new ICFD Defrost Module (type ICFD 20) for ammonia systems, packaged into the ICF Valve Station, at its booth at the RETA (Refrigerating Engineers and Technicians Association) National Conference, held in Hershey, Pa, September 25-29.

Two Yukon chillers provided by Italian firm Enex serve a new high-efficiency CO₂ transcritical refrigeration system with heat recovery at the Abazzia di Novacella winery in the Alto Adige (South Tyrol) region of Italy.

On the occasion of the end of the first stage of the Hydrofluorocarbons Phase Out Management Plan (HPMP), the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol has published data on the HCFC consumption in developing countries (also known as Article 5 countries).

Global warming is a major challenge for the entire refrigeration sector.

With rapidly rising natural gas prices, a fast growing food processing industry, and the coming HFC phase-down, there is a very large opportunity for high-temperature heat pumps in Australia – including natural refrigerant-based systems – a recent report has found.

The Spanish refrigeration association AEFYT has warned of a “critical” refrigerant shortage and appealed to the Spanish government to reduce the country’s tax on HFCs.

In another sign of natural refrigerants’ penetration into Europe’s retail sector, Spanish company Eurofred will begin offering natural refrigerant-based commercial refrigeration solutions.

Carrier Transicold has deepened the frozen range of its NaturaLine CO₂ container refrigeration units to achieve and maintain a temperature of -40ºC.