This year’s Supermarket Tradeshow in Tokyo (14-16 February) was marked by increased competition in the CO2 refrigeration market, with new player Mitsubishi Heavy Industries joining the fray and Panasonic pushing a full lineup of CO2 products.
Colmac Coil Manufacturing, Colville, Wash., has introduced a Shell and Helix heat exchanger designed for ammonia/CO2 cascade refrigeration systems.
Italian component manufacturer Carel is introducing its EmJ modulating ejector line to the North American market this year.
In a sign of growing interest in hydrocarbon plug-in systems in Japan, distributors acknowledged growing awareness of natural refrigerants among end users at this year’s Supermarket Tradeshow, held in Tokyo on 14-16 February.
Toshiba Air Conditioning UK has updated its pioneering refrigerant leak detection and management system with a new version that reduces costs and saves space.
Blue Diamond Pumps has donated a mix of condensate pumps for the refrigeration and air conditioning students at Eastleigh College.
Emerson debuted its first line of propane Copeland M-Line condensing units, including Copeland reciprocating hermetic compressors last month at the AHR Expo in Chicago.
Italian compressor manufacturer Dorin, which is celebrating its 100th year of business in 2018, showcased its first CO2 transcritical compressors for the U.S. industrial market at the AHR Expo last month.
Transport refrigeration specialist Carrier Transicold has restated its commitment to CO2 as the optimum refrigerant for customers.
The ATMOsphere Review Board has chosen the first round of technology case studies from international and domestic manufacturers promising to transition to natural refrigerants in the Chinese market.
Embraco’s new FMFT413U Bivoltage hermetic R290 compressor – showcased last month at the AHR Expo in Chicago – is actually multi-voltage, accommodating the voltage of any country in the world.
ALDI US, the leading supermarket user of transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems in the U.S., had more than 100 stores using the systems as of early December 2017, according to a webinar hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership.
Daikin UK has released dates for its upcoming Future Thinking seminars which will explore the theme Optimising Design and Performance.
Carrier’s new AquaForce Vision 30KAV variable-speed screw chiller is said to exceed Ecodesign energy performance standards by 30%.
Carrier has announced that its AquaEdge 19XR and 23XR and AquaForce 30XV/XA chillers are compatible with the lower GWP refrigerant R513A.
A new online safety training course hopes to fill the growing demand for NatRef training in New Zealand.
The latest Climaveneta air source chillers, with fixed-speed screw compressors, are fully optimised for the low GWP refrigerant R1234ze.
Kelvion has introduced a new air cooler to replace its Goedhart FC38D, Küba DP and Searle DSR ranges.
The Swedish heat pump industry is seeking an exemption from the European F-gas phase down, arguing that high refrigerant prices and shortages will impact European environmental targets.
Kaori, a Taiwan-based brazed plate heat exchanger (BPHE) manufacturer, said at AHR Expo 2018 in Chicago that it has been supporting U.S. universities that want to study CO2 heating and cooling technologies for different applications.