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Daikin remote leak detection prevents downtime
ITALY: As well as benefitting the environment, the timely detection of a chiller refrigerant leak has saved costs and potential production downtime for a leading aluminium die-casting foundry….
Bitzer Ecolites provide prime cuts
UK: Three Bitzer Ecolite condensing units running on R454C have been installed at a leading Gloucestershire meat processor, one of the first such projects to be installed in the UK….
Marstair tops the bill with R454C
UK: The latest lower GWP Marstair cellar coolers are being employed to service the bars within one of Glasgow’s most historic live music venues. …
Oslo building is self-sufficient in HVAC
NORWAY: An 18-storey mixed-use building in Oslo makes use of a climate system that is self-sufficient in heating, cooling and ventilation….
NIST optimises pulse tube refrigerator
USA: Scientists from the USA’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) claim to have dramatically reduced the time and energy required to chill materials to temperatures near absolute zero….
Could air conditioners be key to crime solving?
AUSTRALIA: Air conditioning units may in the future be used by forensic teams to access vital DNA evidence in crime solving….
Paint coating cools people by up to 1.5ºC
SINGAPORE: A real-world study by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel up to 1.5ºC cooler. …
Distilling the zero carbon benefits of heat pumps
IRELAND: An Irish distiller is now producing carbon neutral whiskeys following the installation of high temperature heat pumps from Finnish manufacturer Oilon….
Tesco achieves 10% energy cuts with Star’s Ethos
UK: Star Refrigeration’s Ethos performance optimisation and monitoring system has enabled Tesco to save a massive 4GWh of energy across eight of its distribution centres in just 21 months….
132 Güntner dry coolers for Red Sea project
SAUDI ARABIA: German manufacturer Güntner has supplied 132 dry coolers, each with 18 fans, to a 32,500TR district cooling project in Saudi Arabia….