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GEA heat pumps in largest mine water project
GERMANY/UK: High performance ammonia heat pumps are the driving force in the largest mine water heat network in Great Britain….
U-3ARC highlights challenges facing Africa
ITALY: The development of refrigeration in Africa is critical in a continent where people are dying from hunger and disease due to the lack of a basic cold chain….
Aquarea with a sea view
IRELAND: Panasonic Aquarea Monobloc T-Cap air-source heat pumps have been specified for two family sea front homes in Waterford….
Gas bearings operating on refrigerants
USA: A US company has been awarded patents for porous gas bearings that, it is said, could increase efficiencies in commercial and industrial cooling applications….
Fan retrofit provides sky-high savings
A fan retrofit to air handling units in a high-rise building in Dubai has helped achieve a 60% reduction in energy consumption….
York heat pumps in Hamburg wastewater project
GERMANY: Johnson Controls will install four 15MW heat pumps using R1234ze(E) refrigerant at Hamburg’s Dradenau wastewater treatment plant to recover heat for the city’s district heating network….
Auckland Airport on-boards heat pumps
NEW ZEALAND: Air-source heat pumps are to replace six natural gas boilers, totalling 6.5MW, at New Zealand’s largest airport….
Toshiba helps future-proof Cheshire house
UK: Toshiba heating and cooling equipment used in combination with solar photovoltaics and battery storage have helped to future-proof a five-bedroom home…
Energy store fridges reduce peak energy use
USA: A US virtual power plant provider claims to have successfully piloted using convenience store refrigerators for energy storage. …
Spray cooling could reduce data centre cooling costs
SINGAPORE: Scientists in Singapore claim to have invented a more sustainable and green method for cooling data centre servers, potentially reducing energy costs by up to 26%….