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6th December 2021
Jelly ice cubes are compostable and hygienic
USA: Scientists have developed a cooling cube that could revolutionise how food is kept cold and shipped fresh without relying on ice or traditional cooling…
2nd December 2021
Evaporative cooling boost for Delhaize
ITALY: Carel’s ChillBooster evaporative cooling system is providing an energy efficiency boost in more than 100 Delhaize supermarkets across Belgium. ChillBooster is an adiabatic atomiser that uses evaporative cooling to…
1st December 2021
Opera House is ideal stage for Panasonic
UK: Panasonic air conditioning is now helping create the right atmosphere at the recently renovated Belfast Grand Opera House. Built in 1895, the Belfast Grand…
28th November 2021
Toyota hands recovered R407C to Daikin Loop scheme
CZECHIA: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic has handed over Daikin 295.2kg of R407C to Daikin’s Loop (L∞P) circular programme to reclaim and reuse recovered refrigerants.…
22nd November 2021
R32 rooftops provide year-round efficiency
BELGIUM: Daikin’s R32 Bluevolution rooftop units have replaced an existing system and gas boiler at a plumbing and heating product showroom in Belgium. Based in…
8th November 2021
A role in the hay for Carrier Aquaforce
UK: A Leicestershire farming company has installed three Carrier AquaForce ground-source heat pumps, totalling 8MW, in two projects on the farm to increase the quality…
1st November 2021
GEA responsible for innocent carbon-neutral factory
GERMANY: GEA has provided Innocent, the well-known smoothie and juice brand, with the process technology for the world's first carbon-neutral juice factory. Located at the…
1st November 2021
Fenagy to supply CO2 heat pumps to Danish district heating plant
DENMARK: Danish refrigeration company Fenagy is to supply CO2 heat pumps, totalling 3.3MW, to a district heating plant in Sonder Felding, Denmark. The order, worth…
27th October 2021
Carrier supplies a winning hand
CHINA: Carrier Hong Kong has supplied chillers, heat pumps and fan coil units to the new Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau. The recently-opened casino resort…
22nd October 2021
R1234ze Carrier heat pump makes UK debut
UK: The first UK installation of Carrier’s AquaForce 61XW heat pump using low GWP refrigerant R1234ze is providing cost-effective cooling and heating for one of…
15th October 2021
Epta monitors fridges in cashier-free store
DUBAI: The first cashier-free supermarket in the Middle East, recently opened in Dubai, relies on remotely-monitored R290 vertical plug-ins from Epta. The futuristic 100m2 Carrefour…
3rd October 2021
Carrier ensures aquifer is not dead heat
UK: Two 1.5MW Carrier AquaForce heat pumps, tapped into an underground aquifer, are being used to dry a premium horse feed much in demand by…
2nd October 2021
Variable-speed test shows 41% saving
EUROPE: Tests with a variable-speed compressor in a vertical supermarket freezer is said to have achieved a 41% saving in energy, compared to a high…
21st September 2021
Carrier displays art of air conditioning
VATICAN CITY: An innovative air conditioning solution from Carrier is helping to ensure optimal ventilation and comfort in the Vatican’s historic Raphael Rooms.
19th September 2021
Bitzer boost for vaccine storage
GERMANY: Bitzer compressors have played their part in China’s achievement in delivering over 2 billion covid-19 vaccines. Bitzer China supplied reciprocating and screw compressors have…
19th September 2021
Co-op store proves Copeland CO2 capability
UK: The European roll-out of Emerson’s new Copeland CO2 scroll technology for transcritical booster systems follows a successful 18-month trial at a Co-op supermarket in Malmesbury,…
9th September 2021
Carrier UK supplies first R515B chiller
UK: One of the first Carrier AquaForce chillers using the new non-flammable lower GWP refrigerant R515B has been installed in the UK. Principal contractor SPIE…
3rd September 2021
Carrier cools London City landmark
22 Bishopsgate towers above other famous buildings in London's financial district UK: Carrier has supplied centrifugal chillers delivering 16MW of cooling to 22 Bishopsgate, the…
29th August 2021
Energy efficient store refurb saves 357,000kWh
USA: A family-owned Asian supermarket chain is estimated to have saved 357,000kWh in switching from an R22 refrigeration system to one using the non-ozone-depleting, HFC…
29th August 2021
Daikin France completes refrigerant loop
FRANCE: Daikin France has delivered the first HVAC system in the country under the company’s Loop (L∞P) circular programme to reclaim and reuse recovered refrigerants.…
18th August 2021
Danfoss Optyma Plus helps protect rare blood samples
UK: Danfoss Optyma Plus condensing units are helping to provide the ideal conditions for rare and specialised blood samples. Across the NHS, millions of pints…
8th August 2021
NASA studies space cooling
USA: NASA is investigating new methods of heat transfer in order to cool the equipment that will be required for future missions to explore the…
1st August 2021
Pinder goal is best cellar
UK: Commercial refrigeration and air conditioning specialist Pinder Cooling & Heating has been appointed by Football League Two side Bradford City AFC to support the…
29th July 2021
Weiss Technik approves Danfoss valve with low temperature R469A
GERMANY: Environmental test chamber manufacturer Weiss Technik has proven the long-term compatibility of Danfoss AKV expansion valves with its newly developed cryogenic refrigerant R469A. The…
21st July 2021
Ammonia chiller reduces energy use by 77%
UK: The installation of a low charge ammonia chiller system at a major UK food manufacturer’s storage facility is said to have led to a…
14th July 2021
Lu-Ve supplies 500 coolers to Chinese mega plant
ITALY/CHINA: Lu-Ve has completed delivery of 500 unit coolers for the expansion of the Nansha International Logistics Centre in China, one of the largest logistics…
12th July 2021
Star’s monitoring software saves ASDA 5GWh of energy
UK: Retailer ASDA is said to have saved 5GWh on energy costs over the last four and a half years across six of its UK…