Features
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…
1st September 2019
Danish university employs new lower GWP chiller
DENMARK: A scroll chiller using R452B, the A2L lower GWP alternative to R410A, has been employed at a new university building for education and research…
25th August 2019
Illegal refrigerants: identifying the dangers
With illegally imported refrigerants continuing to blight the European industry and undermine legislation, Martyn Cooper of the British Refrigeration Association (BRA) explains how to identify…
25th August 2019
Toshiba VRF awarded central role
UK: Toshiba VRF air conditioning is providing high-efficiency cooling and heating for No 1 Great Central Square, part of a £50m regeneration scheme in the…
22nd August 2019
CO2 refrigeration making waves
GERMANY: Following the first installation of transcritical CO2 refrigeration technology on board a cruise ship last year, German manufacturer GEA says it has received orders for two new ships.
20th August 2019
Climate cooling bacteria found in marsh mud
UK: Bacteria found in muddy marshes, estuaries and coastal sediment are said to be responsible for one of the Earth’s most abundant climate cooling gases.
13th August 2019
Bitzer Ecostars serve up a tasty dish
KOREA: Bitzer condensing units are playing a key role in ensuring that kimchi, the Korean national dish, reaches the consumer in perfect condition. Kimchi is…
7th August 2019
Display cabinet door debate remains open
UK: A leading refrigeration equipment manufacturer has questioned calls for a ban on open-fronted display cabinets, claiming there is more than one way for retailers…
4th August 2019
HFE additive boosts heat exchange
USA/CHINA: Researchers from Tsinghua University and Brown University, Providence, RI, claim to have discovered a simple way to boost heat exchange in air conditioning and…
31st July 2019
Star spreads lower GWP technology
UK: Star Refrigeration has enabled a leading cheese spread manufacturer to upgrade its refrigeration plant to comply with F-gas regulations. The Glasgow-based company has overseen…
12th July 2019
Hidden costs of an inefficient refrigeration system
Based on a study conducted by Star Refrigeration, the Glasgow-based company's operations service manager, Chris Druce, looks at the effect that refrigerant leakage can have…
10th July 2019
Researchers look to balance refrigeration demand
UK: An imitation supermarket at the University of Lincoln is being used to investigate demand side response (DSR) in refrigeration systems. Funded by Innovate UK,…
7th July 2019
AI design can reduce heat pump energy consumption
SWITZERLAND: Artificial intelligence is being used to design next-generation microturbocompressors which could reduce heat pumps’ power requirement by 20-25%. Turbocompressors are more efficient and ten…
25th June 2019
World Refrigeration Day – LIVE from around the world
The Cooling Post is delighted to be an official sponsor of World Refrigeration Day. World Refrigeration Day, this June 26, is intended to serve as…
25th June 2019
AquaForce chillers make fair Exchange
UK: Two Carrier AquaForce air-cooled chillers with a combined cooling capacity of 1.17MW have been installed at the Royal Exchange in the City of London.…
18th June 2019
Celebrating World Refrigeration Day
June 26 marks a very special day for the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industries. World Refrigeration Day has brought the global “Cooling Family”…
17th June 2019
Join a webinar on World Refrigeration Day
Webinars are a key element of the broad array of educational and informative events being organised for World Refrigeration Day on June 26. Refrigerants for…
13th June 2019
Carrier adds refrigerant monitoring to Aquasnap chiller
UK: Carrier has added refrigerant leak monitoring and its flagship Touch Pilot control system to its AquaSnap 30RBMP-30RQMP chillers. The upgrade adds new capabilities that…