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The ECOLINE+ six-cylinder line cuts costs and lends itself to industrial applications.

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.

John Miles outlines the benefits of the third-generation SANCO₂ heat pump water heater, capable of delivering hot water extremely efficiently.

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.

According to the International Ice Hockey Federation (FIH), there are 1,800 indoor ice rinks depending on refrigeration for their ice in the USA, and 3 250 ice rinks in Canada. The most recent ones generally use ammonia as their refrigerant, but many older ice rink systems can still contain thousand of kilograms of R-22.

During the twenty-second meeting of the Conference of Parties on Climate Change in Marrakesh (COP22) last November, Didier Coulomb, director-general of the International Institute of Refrigeration, put pressure on the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector to improve energy efficiency and reduce HFCs, to meet the pledges of Kigali Amendment and the Paris Agreement to significantly reduce global emissions and energy consumption.

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.

140 papers were presented during the successful 12th IIR Gustav Lorentzen conference on Natural refrigerants. CO₂ was the most addressed refrigerant (74 papers), followed by hydrocarbons (34), ammonia (21) and water (4). We present below the summary of a paper along with the direct link where the paper can be downloaded in Fridoc database.

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.

Last week’s AHR Expo in Las Vegas provided the platform for the official US launch of Carrier’s new AquaEdge 19DV centrifugal chiller using low GWP refrigerant R1233zd(E).

Mayekawa’s NewTon unit installed at a candy plant consumes 32% less energy than an R507A system, reports ASHRAE Journal.

The Canadian city has already converted most municipal skating and hockey rinks from R22 to environmentally friendly ammonia, with more conversions planned.

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