With a belief that natural refrigerants will be the “only option” in the future, Enrad, a Swedish manufacturer liquid chillers and heat pumps, has been working exclusively with propane since 2008.
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Krack – a brand of U.S–based OEM Hussmann – has launched its microDS Monoblock, a propane (R290)–based, self–contained refrigeration unit for walk–in cold rooms and freezers.
The City Advantage is a new Trane range of compact scroll water-cooled chillers and water-source heat pumps with lower GWP refrigerant R454B refrigerant.
European industry bodies will be collaborating to host trade event congress that will look at critical legislative issues facing the cooling sector.
Limiting air conditioning temperatures, controlling chillers and AHUs and placing doors on chiller/freezer cabinets are amongst a range of measures and recommendations being implemented by the Portuguese government.
Commercial Refrigerator Equipment Market global industry share is expected to drive at a CAGR of 7.2% with a value of USD 17.2 billion during the forecasted year of 2022-2030.
The USA is to seek the removal of China from the list of Article 5 developing nations under the Kigali Amendment.
The Montreal Protocol didn’t just preserve the ozone layer, it helped save Earth from a climate change time bomb.
Controlling the gas cooler outlet temperature (GCOT) in transcritical CO2 (R744) refrigeration systems is “imperative for energy-efficient operation” of the technology in Australia – where ambient temperatures are high – according to Mike Baker, Managing Director of Australian commercial refrigeration contractor AJ Baker & Sons.
Hailiang Business Hotel in Zhuji, China, has installed six 65kW (18.5TR) CO2 (R744) heat pump units to replace its R22 heat pumps, resulting in 50% energy savings.
Bitzer, the refrigeration and air conditioning specialist presents its SPEEDLITE ELV52 scroll compressor, which was specially developed for electric buses and rail vehicles.
Preventive maintenance of evaporative condensers is key to ensuring the efficient, reliable and safe operation of refrigeration equipment, according to Steven Kline, Product Applications Manager at Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC), a Maryland (U.S.)-based manufacturer of condensers and other cooling systems.
Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants has finally passed the US Senate.
An innovative system developed at MIT, which combines thermal insulation with evaporative and radiative cooling technologies, could reduce the load of air conditioners in buildings.
Nuclear power is one way of sustainably producing ammonia, Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have modeled how much it would cost to use more environmentally friendly methods that emit less carbon to produce ammonia, finding nuclear-powered and renewable ammonia (NH3) production to be feasible, despite costs still being high.
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.