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28th April 2021
Cool airflow is more than a feeling
JAPAN: Researchers at Kyushu University and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have been investigating whether simply changing the direction of an air conditioner vent could improve occupant…
23rd April 2021
Data centre cooled using river water
USA: A 7MW data centre constructed on a barge is being cooled using water from the San Joaquin River on which it stands at Port…
21st April 2021
CO2 systems back Waitrose online service
UK: Preston-based CO2 refrigeration manufacturer Isentra has supplied three dual temperature transcritical CO2 systems for the new Waitrose customer fulfilment centre in Greenford, West London.…
20th April 2021
US retailer adopts R448A for retrofits
USA: American multinational supermarket chain Whole Foods Market is reported to be retrofitting 100 of its US stores to lower GWP HFC/HFO blend refrigerant R448A.…
17th April 2021
Fridges in space
USA: Refrigeration engineers are developing a vapour compression fridge that will work at zero gravity and in different orientations to provide longer-lasting and more nutritious…
14th April 2021
Universal Studios Beijing adopts R448A
USA: Honeywell’s lower GWP refrigerant R448A has been selected for a cold storage warehouse at the Universal Studios Beijing theme park. Part of Universal Beijing…
26th March 2021
Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz to trial high-temperature heat pump
GERMANY: Siemens Energy and German energy provider Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG have signed an agreement to demonstrate and trial a new large-scale, high-temperature heat pump…
25th March 2021
First in Ireland for Panasonic CO2
IRELAND: Panasonic CO2 condensing units have been installed for the first time in Ireland at a supermarket in Dublin. Five CO2 condensing units – three…
18th March 2021
Solar-powered reefer could save 1,000 litres of fuel per year
BELGIUM: Thermo King has provided its ThermoLite solar panels on 76 new refrigerated trailers of European logistics company ECS. The ThermoLite solar panels provide a…
3rd March 2021
Carrier CO2 reefers used as grocery collection units
SINGAPORE/ESTONIA: Carrier Transicold’s NaturaLine CO2 container refrigeration systems is being used for a novel robotics-based secure outdoor grocery pickup unit. The kiosks, made by Estonian…
18th February 2021
Carrier Rental supports Royal Papworth
UK: Carrier Rental Systems has supplied 1.6MW of auxiliary cooling to maintain ideal temperatures and humidity in critical areas of Royal Papworth Hospital. Royal…
17th February 2021
Danfoss moves to make data centres sustainable
DENMARK: The smart use of cutting-edge technologies in the construction of data centres could see these huge consumers of energy becoming sources of sustainable energy…
11th February 2021
LG air conditioners make net zero home
USA: LG air conditioning units are incorporated in the New American Remodel (TNAR), one of the energy efficient net zero show homes of the 2021…
3rd February 2021
CO2 heat pump to provide simultaneous heating and cooling
GERMANY: Engie Refrigeration is to install a Thermeco2 high-temperature CO2 heat pump to provide simultaneous heating and cooling to the Ludwigsburg council offices, near Stuttgart.…
31st January 2021
Five Daikin R1234ze chillers serve German factory
GERMANY: Five Daikin screw inverter chillers totalling 3,450kW and running on low GWP refrigerant R1234ze have been employed in the new Engelbert Strauss CI factory…
22nd January 2021
Tower project employs new air volume control system
JAPAN: A new 21-storey office block in Yokohama is to incorporate an optimal air volume control air conditioning system developed by Daikin in collaboration with…
17th January 2021
Underfloor AC transforms former warehouse
UK: An underfloor air conditioning system installed in a refurbished 1930s warehouse and former clothing factory in London has received a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. Completed…
12th January 2021
Carrier fan coils in prestige London development
UK: A total of 816 Carrier fan coil units have been supplied to the latest prestige London mixed-use development at Goodman’s Fields. The transformation of…
22nd December 2020
Toshiba takes lead role in Liverpool Music Academy
UK: The new Liverpool Music Academy (LMA), which is co-owned by singer Robbie Williams, has adopted the latest R32-based air conditioning from Toshiba. The project…
14th December 2020
Radisson upgrade makes room for Toshiba VRF
UK: Toshiba has supplied VRF air conditioning to the Park Inn by Radisson Manchester City Centre hotel as a part of a multi-million pound nationwide…
3rd December 2020
Trane R1234ze heat pumps in pioneering wastewater scheme
UK: Trane has provided two heat pump chillers using Honeywell’s low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze in a groundbreaking district heating network in Scotland. The district…
28th November 2020
Carrier to provide IAQ solutions to Guangzhou hospital
CHINA: Carrier China is to provide chillers, heat pumps and IAQ solutions to the Guangzhou Respiratory Centre, a multi-functional medical facility planned to open in…
23rd November 2020
Greencold goes large with CO2 mobile refrigeration
UK: Wellingborough-based refrigeration and air conditioning contractor, Greencold, has taken its mobile CO2 refrigeration unit to a larger specification to accommodate the needs of a…
22nd November 2020
Ciat enhances the student experience
UK: The University of Leicester has chosen a Ciat air handling system for a major development of the Percy Gee building, the university’s four-storey social…
20th November 2020
Engie to supply HVAC to new minesweepers
BELGIUM: Engie Solutions has won the contract to install the HVAC systems and cold rooms on 12 new Belgian and Dutch minesweepers. Kership, a subsidiary…
11th November 2020
Double booking for Toshiba and Ciat
UK: The new 144-bed Ibis hotel in Bridgwater, which is scheduled to open early next year, features a heat recovery-based air conditioning system by Toshiba…
8th November 2020
Spanish Spar choses A2L refrigeration system
SPAIN: Madrid-based equipment distributor Grupo Disco has supplied its first commercial refrigeration system running on A2L refrigerants to a Spar supermarket in Barcelona. The new…