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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%….
Brooklyn high rise goes geothermal
USA: A geothermal heat pump system to be employed in a new development in New York is thought to be the largest high-rise…
Oval installation fails to stump Panasonic
UK: Panasonic was not stumped when recently called upon to provide a sustainable heating and cooling system for England’s legendary Oval cricket…
Plug-ins excel with ISA Smartloop
ITALY: Umbria-based commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer ISA has introduced the Smartloop closed-loop system for use in conjunction with its plug-in R290 display…
Freor debuts in New Zealand
LITHUANIA: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Freor has extended its global sales map with its first supermarket installation in New Zealand….
Cool Gauge takes HTF monitoring to new heights
UK: The control and monitoring of heat transfer fluid (HTF) levels is ensuring the reliability of a critical adiabatic process cooling system…