Features
24th December 2019
Scientists send heat energy through a vacuum
USA: Scientists in the US claim to have turned heat transfer physics on its head by proving that heat energy can travel through a vacuum.
15th December 2019
The Christmas jumper is cool
UK: They're cool all year, so we can excuse the air conditioning and refrigeration industry losing its street credibility once a year in aid of…
15th December 2019
CO2 compressor popularity mushrooms
UK: Bitzer’s largest CO2 compressor has been employed in a transcritical refrigeration system at a cold store in Holland. The large Ecoline+ CO2 compressor was…
10th December 2019
Toshiba adds to stylish upgrade
UK: Toshiba VRF and digital inverter split system air conditioners are part of a major refurbishment of The Swan at Streatley, a boutique hotel overlooking…
3rd December 2019
Landmark air conditioning achievement for Ciat
UK: The tallest residential building in Western Europe, currently under construction in London’s Canary Wharf, will be heated and cooled by bespoke Ciat air conditioning.…
1st December 2019
GEA in deep with CO2 refrigeration
GERMANY: GEA has had further marine success with its CO2 refrigeration systems onboard an Alaskan fishing trawler. The German manufacturer that last year successfully installed…
27th November 2019
R448A first in Japanese refrigerated warehouse
JAPAN: Honeywell’s lower GWP refrigerant Solstice N40 (R448A) is said to have been employed for the first time in a refrigerated distribution centre in Japan. Supermarket group…
22nd November 2019
AUD2m funding for renewable energy trials
AUSTRALIA: A system integrating thermal energy storage with renewable energy for HVACR applications has received AUD2m (€1.22m) in funding from the Australian government. The innovative…
20th November 2019
Gel-clear a hit in Australia
AUSTRALIA: The UK-developed Gel-clear natural biocide tablet with a proven ability to prevent biofilm blockages in refrigeration condensate drains has enhanced its growing international reputation…
17th November 2019
Solid-state fan offers outdoor cooling
USA/SINGAPORE: A US-designed solid-state bladeless fan, which is said to deliver sustainable, compressor-free active cooling, has been deployed at a number of outdoor locations in…
17th November 2019
Coolair lands £300,000 office deal
UK: Coolair Equipment has secured a contract worth more than £300,000 to install an air conditioning system with heat recovery at a new landmark office…
17th November 2019
Metro expands its solar future
AUSTRIA: Metro Austria has expanded its commitment to sustainability with the installation of one of Vienna’s largest photovoltaic systems at its Cash and Carry store in Simmering.
13th November 2019
CO2 a natural choice for Danish food retailer
DENMARK: Danish refrigeration systems manufacturer Advansor has supplied a transcritical CO2 system with eight Bitzer EcoLine+ reciprocating compressors at a new distribution centre for REMA…
12th November 2019
Bath & West pavilion is R32 showpiece
UK: Toshiba Smart cassettes running on lower GWP R32 refrigerant are at the heart of a new air conditioning system at Bath and West Showground’s…
7th November 2019
Bitzer help boosts Airedale R32 chiller performance
UK: Airedale International Air Conditioning has reported a 7% increase in ESEER for its recently launched Azure DeltaChill using lower GWP refrigerant R32. The increase…
28th October 2019
Are HFO/HFC blends the best option for supermarkets?
UK: Simulation tests comparing alternative refrigeration technologies are said to show that low GWP HFO/HFC blends provide the best emissions reductions and lowest life cycle…
25th October 2019
Data centres could harness LNG cool energy
SINGAPORE: A Singapore-based team is seeking to develop a new way of storing cold energy released from the liquefied natural gas re-gasification process and using…
16th October 2019
Japanese retailer chooses R448A refrigerant
JAPAN: A refrigeration system using Honeywell’s lower GWP HFC refrigerant R448A has been adopted by Japan’s largest supermarket brand to replace an R22 system. R448A,…
16th October 2019
CO2 refrigeration delivers for DFDS
SINGAPORE: Danish international shipping company DFDS Logistics has purchased 50 Carrier Transicold NaturaLine refrigerated container units, using low GWP “natural” refrigerant CO2. While DFDS considers…
13th October 2019
Chiller hire takes centre stage
UK: A new golden age of British film and television is fuelling demand for specialist temporary cooling in studios and on location, according to hire…
11th October 2019
A new twist on refrigeration
USA/CHINA: An international team of researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas and Nankai University, China, has discovered a new refrigeration technology based on…
9th October 2019
Ciat keeps cool on hottest day
UK: Planning was everything for the team carrying out the replacement of chillers at a cooling dependent UK hospital on the hottest day ever recorded…
8th October 2019
AquaSnap chillers bring conditions to book
UK: Carrier AquaSnap chillers and heat pumps are providing the ideal conditions for the preservation of historical books and manuscripts in London’s Lambeth Palace, home…
2nd October 2019
Panasonic’s CO2 condenser takes to the road
UK: Panasonic’s CO2 condensing unit is contributing to an innovative mobile refrigeration test trailer for a pioneering UK contractor. Cooling specialist Greencold had wanted to create…
27th September 2019
Burger King relishes CO2 refrigeration
SPAIN: Hamburger giant Burger King has chosen Green & Cool natural refrigerant CO2Y systems as its preferred condensing units for its outlets in Spain. The…
8th September 2019
R1234ze chiller supplies Danfoss-backed hotel
DENMARK: The new 190-room Alsik hotel, one of the largest in Denmark, incorporates a 900kW water-cooled Clint liquid chiller using Turbocor compressors running on low…
3rd September 2019
Childrens’ Hospice benefits from heat recovery VRF
UK: Distributor TF Solutions and Fujitsu General Air Conditioning has led an industry collaboration to provide a VRF air conditioning system at a childrens’ hospice…