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A symposium on commercial refrigeration in New Orleans, US reviewed solutions post HFC phase-down, pointing to CO₂ as a leading option.

UNEP has repeated warnings to waste handlers after the owner of a Spanish recycling company received two years’ jail for releasing refrigerants to atmosphere.

Component manufacturer Güntner expects the industrial and commercial cooling industry to go for ammonia and CO₂, based on feedback from customers at Chillventa 2016.

Following the introduction of energy labelling for professional refrigeration, Precision redesigned its cabinets to conform to the European EcoDesign Energy Labelling Standard. The cabinets can now claim some of the best energy ratings and ultra low running costs on the market. For example, the MPT601 only uses 1.25kWh/24hr under EcoDesign test conditions, giving running costs of just £50.19 a year. (Based on energy price of £0.11/kW).

The agency’s extension of Section 608 to HFCs also applies to HFOs.

New components are helping to bring CO₂ refrigeration systems to warmer climates and heat pumps can broaden the application of this natural refrigerant still further, Giovanni Dorin, the company’s marketing director, told.

New components are helping to bring CO₂ refrigeration systems to warmer climates and heat pumps can broaden the application of this natural refrigerant still further, Giovanni Dorin, the company’s marketing director, told.

Refrigerant manufacturer Honeywell has repeated claims that European HFC imports are increasing despite the F-gas phase down.

Japanese manufacturer Mayekawa sees natural refrigerants playing a huge role in industrial refrigeration, both now and in the future.

An SCM Frigo-designed CO₂ system in an Italian supermarket featuring parallel compression, a CO₂ heat pump and air conditioning is delivering strong energy savings.

SPAR expects the system to improve energy efficiency and reduce the distribution centre’s carbon footprint. The new facility in Ebergassing is one of the most innovative and sustainable in the world, according to Gerald Geiger, director (building/energy/technology) at SPAR Austria. “Carrier’s CO₂ system meets our need for a long-term, cost-effective solution,” he said.

Demand for copper piping capable of withstanding the high pressures of CO₂ is increasing in Europe and the United States, Ronnie Nilsson of Mueller Industries told at Chillventa 2016.

Danish manufacturer Advansor is ready to capitalise on the European food retail sector’s move towards smaller stores by providing integrated heating and cooling systems, Managing Director Kim G. Christensen told at Chillventa 2016.

Coldway, a French company, has developed an ammonia mobile refrigeration unit for deliveries for the food, health and pharmaceutical sectors.

Kigali, 15 October 2016 — Nearly 200 countries struck a landmark deal today to reduce the emissions of powerful greenhouse gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), in a move that could prevent up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of this century.

Following three exceptionally successful days with significant growth in display area and visitor numbers, Chillventa 2016 closed its doors. This year too, the event put its best foot forward. Trade visitors were up 5 percent over 2014, at a total 32,2061). As in previous years, exhibitor numbers remained high, with a total of 9821) companies participating. This year the growth in display area was particularly impressive, having increased by 13 percent compared with the previous event. On the day before the trade fair, the Chillventa CONGRESS impressed the professional community of 260 delegates and presenters from 31 countries with its high-calibre programme and first class speakers from all over the world.

“Ammonia is here to stay, because it doesn’t contribute to global warming or harm the ozone layer,” according to Isolde Dobelin, director of the OTTC, a major training centre for using ammonia in HVAC&R applications in South Africa.

The twenty-eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 28) met from 10-14 October 2016, in Kigali, Rwanda. Over 500 participants from governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry attended the meeting.

The twenty-eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 28) met from 10-14 October 2016, in Kigali, Rwanda. Over 500 participants from governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry attended the meeting.

French component manufacturer Carly reported growing demand for CO₂ components at last week’s Chillventa tradeshow, amid increased interest in natural refrigerant solutions as f-gas phase-down deadlines draw near.