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The IOR Safety Code of Practice for Non Flammable, Lower Toxicity Refrigerants (Group A1) has been updated by the IOR as a reference source and guide to interpretation of the latest standards and regulations.

Bitzer is to introduce a new compact screw compressor designed for use in air-cooled liquid chillers with a range of alternative refrigerants at next week’s Mostra Convegno exhibition in Milan.

The REAL Alternatives 4 Life learning programme has been extended to include a set of free newly updated e-learning materials to support the move to alternative refrigerants.

The Institute of Refrigeration is proud to announce that it will be hosting the 1st IIR International Conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants.

The UK manufacturers’ group FETA has warned against instances of retrofitting R410A with “mildly flammable” R32 refrigerant.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has introduced a commercial heat pump using the little-known lower GWP refrigerant R454C.

Star Refrigeration’s expertise in helping to create the ideal playing surface for Scotland’s recently opened National Curling Academy has been called on again for a planned £1.1m refurbishment of Edinburgh’s Murrayfield curling rink.

The Al Salam military supermarket in Amman, Jordan, has become the testbed for the Middle East’s first trial of a transcritical CO₂ refrigeration system.

In this transitional period, new fluids are being developed to replace the high-GWP refrigerants. That’s why the blue book, an essential tool for all users of refrigerants, has just been republished and updated.

После анонса европейского запуска в прошлом году, Panasonic показала, что его конденсационная установка CO₂ мощностью 4 кВт / 2 л.с. теперь доступна в Великобритании.

Refrigerant prices, illegal imports and the implications of Brexit on the quota system are some of the topics to be discussed at an important European Commission meeting next week.

A varied programme of talks is promised at the next Hampshire Refrigeration Society Technical Breakfast Briefing.

Small companies are showing leadership in moving the Japanese market to wider adoption of hydrocarbons, as evidenced at this year’s HOTERES 2018 tradeshow held in Tokyo, Japan from 20-23 February.

Viessmann’s ESyCool Green propane-based heat pump refrigeration system has been awarded the government-backed German Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment.

Emerson has launched 35 and 40 HP semi-hermetic reciprocating Copeland CO₂ compressors, with the 50 HP version slated for late fall.

During the Technology Leadership Round Table session at ATMOsphere Japan 2018, Shigeru Dohno from Panasonic strongly emphasised the company’s commitment to natural refrigerants in response to the HFC phasedown targets enshrined in the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

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.