Commercial refrigeration

The fully booked two-day course will cover theory and practical knowledge.

The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) recently hosted inventor and world-class innovator Ian Tansley for a talk on how an innovative cooling technology is being used to extend the reach of refrigeration.

Market leaders Lawson and AEON are continuing with their ambitious natural refrigerant adoption plans despite the discontinuation of a Japanese Ministry of Environment subsidy for retailers in the fiscal year 2017.

This month sees major players in the Chinese HVAC&R sector take to the road with a series of seminars on ‘Developing a sustainable future together – CO₂ in Food Retail’ in China.

Jim Knudsen introduces the CTM multi-ejector (CTM) for boosting the efficiency of CO₂ transcritical systems, winner of the Innovation Award at the AHR Expo.

The growing acceptance of CO2 refrigeration as a mainstream technology amongst both OEMs and end users in the USA is highlighted in a new study by Danfoss.

In 2014, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) initiated a project entitled “Reducing greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance emissions through technology transfer in industrial refrigeration” in Vietnam.

Leading Japanese manufacturers of natural refrigeration technology see 2017 as a growth year in Japan for CO₂ in commercial refrigeration.

The Food Storage and Distribution Federation and the British Frozen Food Federation have come together along with industry experts to deliver a Safe Management of Ammonia Refrigeration Systems seminar on 16th May 2017. This seminal event will provide suppliers, users, consultants and engineering contractors of ammonia refrigeration systems with key guidance and clarify their legal responsibilities and will be held at the Belton Woods Hotel in Grantham.

At AHR Expo, the Italian company offered propane chillers designed for supermarkets and warehouses.

Development of climate-friendlier truck refrigeration systems in South Africa using R290 will be presented by Daniel Colbourne.

The ECOLINE+ six-cylinder line is a follow-up to the UL-approved OCTAGON Transcritical line; both cut commercial system costs and lend themselves to industrial applications.

GreenChill webinar with Consumer Goods Forum will take place February 28, as planned; check website for updates on others.

Australian gourmet food firm F. Mayer Imports has commissioned a transcritical CO₂ plant with ammonia chillers.

Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has broken ground on a new R1234yf production facility at its Corpus Christi plant in Ingleside, Texas.

Retailer Aldi Süd claims to have reached the milestone of 1000 CO2 refrigeration system installations in its stores.

Yamato Co. Ltd., a Japanese engineering company specialising in the planning, design and installation of HVAC&R facilities, has developed and tested a new CO₂-based brine-ice thermal storage system.

The EMC compressor – one of the world’s most efficient single speed compressors – for propane applications is among the technologies on display.

The air-cooled units employ CO₂ and water/glycol as secondary fluids as an alternative to HFC systems.

Propane remains the company’s preference for fractional-horsepower compressors.