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Thermo King has introduced a CO₂ version of its Athenia MkII heat pump for electric and hybrid buses.

Daikin VRV 5 series heat pump air conditioners are contributing to the low carbon footprint of a new commercial office complex in Grenoble.

The next edition of the CO₂ and Ammonia Refrigeration Technologies will take place on April 27-29, 2023 in Ohrid, R. Macedonia. It will be organized by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Skopje together the with the International Institute of Refrigeration (Paris).

Austrian technology start-up pbx will launch its ecos M24 propane (R290)-based refrigeration unit for light commercial electric vehicles (EVs) at the IAA Transportation conference, which takes place on September 20–25 in Hanover, Germany.

ATMOsphere announced the release of the “North American Guide to Natural Refrigerants in Ice Arenas,” including information on ammonia systems.

South African consultant Future Green Now (FGN) has designed an integrated CO₂ (R744) system to serve the medium-temperature load, freezers and air-conditioning of Massmart’s Makro warehouse store in Woodmead (Johannesburg), resulting in estimated energy savings of 17%.

Refrigerant manufacturer Koura will present details of a new lower GWP A2L refrigerant blend for air conditioning applications at the forthcoming Chillventa exhibition in Nuremberg.

Roche Pharma Viet Nam, a division of Swiss multinational healthcare company Roche, has chosen six propane (R290)-based chillers to meet the cooling needs at its new facility located in Sang Pharma Warehouse, Long An Province, Viet Nam, in what is thought to be the first such project in the country.

Arneg Korea, part of OEM Arneg Group, has helped reduce the GHG emissions of a CU convenience store in Seoul, South Korea, by 67% with the installation of transcritical CO₂ (R744) condensing units.

Hydrocarbons like propane (R290), propylene (R1270) and/or isobutane (R600a) are a feasible choice for applications in any temperature range, especially in supermarket applications where integrated systems can show great efficiency and reduce costs, according to Joachim Schadt, General Manager at German hydrocarbon chiller manufacturer Secon.

In Ghana, 17,436MWh of energy and 14,445 metric tons of CO₂ emissions have been saved thanks to the ECOFRIDGES GO program, which incentivizes customers to swap out end-of-life fridges for R600a models that cut electricity costs.

Mark Hughes of Chemours told that an industry-wide shift to lower GWP refrigerants would require new ways of thinking about engineering priorities. This focus on moving to lower GWP refrigerants has been a central focus for the HVACR industry to meet legal targets set out in the EU and UK’s F-Gas regulations.

Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has announced the opening of its first training centre in Nigeria, focused on providing wide ranging training programmes for the local workforce.

Following devastating floods in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Toyota suffered massive damage to its plant and inventory. Not wanting to compromise on their quality with damaged goods, Toyota took the decision to scrap 4500 vehicles that had been affected by the flood damage.

Automatic Heating, an Australian provider of heating and cooling systems to the commercial HVAC market, has installed 11 CO₂ (R744) heat pumps from Japanese manufacturer ITOMIC at six local Nightingale Housing carbon-neutral apartment buildings, resulting in estimated operational savings for tenants.

This report contains the greenhouse gas inventory for the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector in Kenya.

Carrier has launched the MiniCO2OL Compact CO₂ refrigeration unit, a new generation of its MiniCO2OL range of racks for convenience stores and supermarkets.

Based on the company’s Quantum Water chiller, the Spectrum will be available for order in October in six basic models.

German manufacturer GEA Heating & Refrigeration Technologies has retrofitted Irish dairy Aurivo with an energy-efficient ammonia/NH₃ (R717) refrigeration and heat pump system, increasing the Irish dairy’s hourly milk processing capacity by 80%, reducing energy consumption by 12% and realizing annual operational savings in excess of €347,000 (US$344,937).

“Natural refrigerants will play an important role in creating a sustainable future for our planet.” That was the key finding of the eurammon Symposium 2022 as Rob Lamb of Star Refrigeration Ltd., chairman of the Steering Committee of eurammon e. V. put it. The 5-day online event took place from 4 to 8 July and was attended by more than 500 participants from 29 countries across the world. These included representatives from governmental organisations, NGOs, training institutes, and industry.