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Aggreko makes light work of skating rink
UK: Hire firm Aggreko is again providing the power, refrigeration and heating for the spectacularly-lit seasonal ice rink Luminocity at London’s Canary…
Walmart to trial thermal storage
USA: Retailer Walmart is trialling a thermal storage systems at one of its stores in San Diego….
A breath of fresh air for server costs
UK: Fresh air is being used to augment mechanical cooling in a computer server room at Salisbury District Hospital….
HFO/CO2 system adds cash & carry savings
CZECH REPUBLIC: A combination of the HFO refrigerant 1234ze and “natural” refrigerant CO2 is providing all the ac and refrigeration requirements of…
Daikin adds comfort to luxury hotel
UK: Daikin is providing more than 425kW of air conditioning capacity to London’s latest luxury hotel, the £40m M by Montcalm in…
Luxury ice house home for sale
UK: An historic 200-year-old converted former ice house on the east coast of Scotland has been put up for sale….
Ecostars in efficient hospital system
UK: Bitzer Ecostar condensing units are at the heart of what is described as a new high efficiency refrigeration system installed at…
Climaveneta takes gold lead in Verona
ITALY: Climaveneta has supplied rooftop units and a heat pump as part of an HVAC system to LEED Gold standards for a…
The global HFC phase down – how it looks
The landmark HFC phase down agreed this weekend is expected to avoid more than 70 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent HFC emissions. In this graphic…
Eroski supermarkets trial R404A retrofit
SPAIN: Faced with HFC phase-out pressures and high Spanish taxes on refrigerant R404A, Eroski, Spain’s second-largest supermarket chain, is trialling Chemours Opteon…