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3rd May 2022
Sharks attack lower GWP AC
UK: Toshiba Carrier UK has installed an R32 air conditioning system at the training facility for Sale Sharks, one of Europe’s top professional Rugby Union clubs.
22nd April 2022
Ammonia heat pump boost for Berlin CHP plant
GERMANY: Johnson Controls has supplied a 700kW Sabroe ammonia heat pump to the Berlin-Buch, CHP plant in Berlin, operated by Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG. The…
12th April 2022
Oxford science labs adopt R32 chillers
UK: Four Carrier chillers operating on lower GWP refrigerant R32 have been selected to provide cooling for three world-renowned medical science laboratories at Oxford University.
5th April 2022
Trane R514A chillers delivered to Fifth Avenue
USA: Trane chillers using the low GWP refrigerant R514A have been installed in the iconic Bergdorf Goodman’s Women’s Store on New York’s Fifth Avenue. The…
19th March 2022
Solar and CO2 refrigeration store targets net zero
USA: A huge array of solar panels at a Target store in Vista, California, will provide all the store’s energy requirements and create a surplus…
4th March 2022
Geoclima chiller supplied in Danfoss red
ITALY/DENMARK: Pioneering Italian manufacturer Geoclima has supplied a state-of-the-art chiller, specially customised and supplied in Danfoss red for the Danish manufacturer’s offices in Kolding. As…
4th March 2022
Carrier heat pumps behind major school decarb project
UK: More than 180 Carrier AquaSnap 61AF air-to-water heat pumps are being deployed in 60 schools in Southwark Diocese and Barnet in London, and Dudley…
3rd March 2022
No reservations with CO2 heat pumps
UK: Three Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Q-ton heat pumps are supplying the hot water requirements at a top contemporary London hotel. The Citadines Holborn-Covent Garden London…
1st March 2022
Indonesian team rises to cool roof challenge
USA/INDONESIA: A team from Indonesia has won $750,000 as the winner of a global competition to scale the use of solar-reflective “cool” roofs in developing…
23rd February 2022
Carrier R32 chillers in hospital AC upgrade
UK: Two Carrier AquaSnap 30RBP inverter-driven air-cooled chillers are said to be providing high performance, low noise cooling for wards and operating theatres at Royal…
23rd February 2022
Star celebrates Olympic curling success
UK: Star Refrigeration is celebrating the success of the British curling teams at the Winter Olympics, having provided its expertise for the construction of the…
15th February 2022
Ciat rooftop units in ASDA roll-out
UK: Supermarket chain ASDA is installing Ciat Vectios packaged rooftop cooling units as part of a rolling programme of equipment replacement across its UK estate. …
13th February 2022
Daikin supplies R1234ze chillers to Large Hadron Collider
SWITZERLAND: Daikin has supplied two air-cooled chiller units running on low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze to CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, for the Large…
10th February 2022
Ripe returns for CO2 heat pumps
GERMANY: High-temperature CO2 heat pumps from Engie Refrigeration have replaced gas-fired burners to heat greenhouses for a major Croatian food producer. Five HHR 1000 type…
6th February 2022
UK could pioneer the use of heat from the seabed
UK: The UK could be a world leader in the utilisation of geothermal energy from the seabed if it could tap the rich potential of…
6th February 2022
Ciat heat pumps are class performers
UK: Ciat heat pumps are being used in a £5m project in several schools in Yorkshire being funded under the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme…
2nd February 2022
Fujitsu energy boost towards net zero
UK: Fujitsu has provided a significant air conditioning upgrade for a major manufacturer in Derbyshire, pledged to reduce its operational emissions to net zero by…
28th January 2022
Panasonic provides cool makeovers
UK: Panasonic air conditioning units have been included in stores recently opened by a well-known high-end cosmetic retailer at two of the UK’s largest shopping…
26th January 2022
Bitzer “charged” with energy storage
UK: Bitzer open-drive ammonia screw compressors are being employed in a new energy storage technology being developed by UK company O-Hx. The patented EnergiVault is…
18th January 2022
Indoor air quality as a service
USA: Johnson Controls has launched its OpenBlue Indoor Air Quality solution as a Service for buildings, by delivering energy-efficient, clean air outcomes with an innovative financing model. …
17th January 2022
China wins Olympic honour for “green” refrigeration
CHINA: Of the nine ice rink venues at the forthcoming Olympic and Paralympic winter games, five are using CO2 refrigeration systems and four using R449A.…
9th January 2022
R1234ze chiller is the best medicine
AUSTRIA: Daikin has supplied two screw inverter chillers operating on Low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze to a major pharmaceutical company’s facility in Vienna, Austria. The…
5th January 2022
Brazilian store switches to R290 refrigeration
BRAZIL: AHT has supplied R290 refrigerated cabinets to replace R404A units in 36 Swift stores across Brazil. After a test run at a Swift store…
2nd January 2022
Epta serves Donnybrook Fair with distinction
UK: Epta UK has supplied tailor-made refrigerated solutions to the latest Donnybrook Fair food hall and restaurant opened at the beginning of December in the…
30th December 2021
Glass that regulates both heating and cooling
SINGAPORE: Scientists claim to have developed a coating for windows that can switch between heating and cooling in response to changing temperatures. The international research…
25th December 2021
Happy holidays
The Cooling Post would like to extend very best wishes to all those celebrating this holiday season. These offices will remain open throughout this period…
13th December 2021
Free-coolers provide major hospital savings
UK: The addition of remote free coolers to an existing chiller installation at one of eastern England’s major hospitals is said to have reduced emissions…