Carbon dioxide

Bitzer will hold the Technical Roadshow event this July in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia and in Auckland, New Zealand.

Danish CO₂ refrigeration systems specialist Advansor has commenced production at its new factory in Poland – the first racks expected to be delivered at the end of this month.

The ammonia charge in refrigeration systems could eventually reach as low as 18 grams per kilogram, expert Pega Hrnjak told a recent conference in Ohrid.

The Gambia Technical Training Institute (GTTI) has just provided its first training workshop for entrepreneurs and technicians on refrigeration and air conditioning using natural refrigerants.

Carel has reported an intense period of activity in northern Europe as end users move away from R404A.

CO₂ is increasingly making inroads in industrial applications, according to industry experts attending ATMOsphere Australia 2017, held last week in Sydney, Australia.

The GUIDE to Natural Refrigerants Training in Europe 2017 demonstrates that training is readily available.

Panasonic has supplied its first CO₂ refrigerant-based condensing unit to a Malaysian supermarket.

Transcritical CO₂ systems are set to proliferate in the Australian commercial sector, according to food retailers, system suppliers and leading overseas manufacturers who attended ATMOsphere Australia last week.

R22 belongs to the hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerants (HCFCs), which are subjected to different legislations since the Montreal Protocol. Since January 1st, 2015, the European Regulation EC/2037/2000 – amended by the EC/1005/2009 Regulation – makes it illegal to use recycled or reclaimed HCFCs to service refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.

Venturing beyond traditional ammonia systems, group is targeting CO₂, low-charge ammonia and commercial applications.

Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority has asked Daimler to recall 134,000 cars filled with R134a-based air-conditioning systems. The Federal Environment Agency is urging the manufacturer to turn to CO₂ as an alternative.

In Kristianstad, Sweden, Advansor is teaming up with an installation company to put CO₂ racks in a huge warehouse.

The ATMOsphere America conference in San Diego will see Danfoss bring its mobile training unit for CO₂ applications to the western United States for the first time.

Mexican cold-storage operator Frialsa is leading its country’s adoption of NH₃ /CO₂ systems that are safer and 15%-20% more energy efficient than conventional ammonia equipment.

A variety of CO₂-based HVAC&R solutions including heat pumps, compressors and condensing units, from both domestic and international suppliers, were on display at China Refrigeration 2017.

A new paper from the compressor manufacturer looks at future refrigerant use in the light commercial sector.

As Stage II of China’s HCFC Phase-out Management Plan gets underway, China’s HVAC&R industry leaders are increasingly looking towards natural refrigerants as the preferred solution.

A working group consisting of Advansor and other companies, the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) and UNIDO are working on a CO₂-based cooling solution for the fishing industry.

The system, installed at a distribution centre in the Buenos Aires area, features better cooling and freezing than first foreseen.