Features
11th July 2018
“Outstanding” Rotterdam cold store
NETHERLANDS: The Kloosterboer Cool Port cold store in the Rotterdam Waalhaven has received an Outstanding BREEAM certificate, making it one of the most sustainable cold…
7th July 2018
Newsletter achieves triple-five landmark
The Cooling Post Newsletter can mark its 5th anniversary this month with a remarkable triple-five celebration. The Cooling Post Newsletter first launched as a weekly…
7th July 2018
Star brings coldstore back online
UK: Star Refrigeration has brought an unused coldstore back to life with a system using lower GWP refrigerant R449A, advanced controls and innovative heat recovery.…
1st July 2018
Cooling Post – new record in June
The Cooling Post hit new heights again in June with a new record number of visits, visitors and page views. The number of sessions (visits)…
27th June 2018
Dawsongroup selects Opteon XL40
UK: Cold store rental company Dawsongroup says it has selected Chemours’ Opteon XL40 (R454A) as the alternative to R404A in its range of cold storage…
25th June 2018
Climaventa has sustainability in the bag
URUGUAY: Climaveneta chillers and AHUs are supplying the perfect environmental conditions to a new shopping centre in Las Piedras, Uruguay, a country where 97% of…
23rd June 2018
Gas heat pumps solve data cooling problem
UK: The problems of supplying cooling to a Belfast data centre with 1500 employees and a limited electricity has been solved with the use of…
14th June 2018
Bespoke chillers are just the ticket
[caption id="attachment_47186" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Artist's impression of the new Paddington station. ©Crossrail Ltd reproduced with permission[/caption] UK: Carrier is supplying bespoke chillers for London’s Elizabeth…
13th June 2018
GHP is the right energy for sports centre
UK: Faced with a limited electrical supply, a Suffolk-based sports centre has turned to Panasonic’s gas-driven VRF air conditioning systems to satisfy its cooling requirement.…
10th June 2018
Healthcare firm is star energy performer
[caption id="attachment_47116" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Stock image[/caption] UK: Star Refrigeration’s operations team has been commended by a global healthcare provider for helping to resolve ongoing maintenance…
9th June 2018
Solar plant will provide cool water for AC
AUSTRALIA: A Queensland university has announced plans to install 5,800 solar panels and a “water battery” to provide cool water for its air conditioners. Resource…
2nd June 2018
Heat recovery VRF is fit for purpose
UK: Toshiba has supplied heat recovery VRF air conditioning to the Bannatyne Health Club and Spa in Peterborough as part of a major refurbishment. The…
1st June 2018
Tunnel vision proves R1233zd efficiency
FRANCE: Initial results show that energy savings of 33% have been achieved by the new Trane CenTraVac chillers using the HFO 1233zd(E) to cool the…
20th May 2018
Epta UK celebrates 90 years
UK: Commercial refrigeration company Epta UK celebrated the 90th birthday this week of its George Barker brand with three days of events at the company’s…
7th May 2018
Beijer Ref benefits from CO2 developments
[caption id="attachment_46774" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The new Beijer Ref Academy will host around 100 engineers this year[/caption] ITALY: Wholesaler Beijer Ref is continuing to benefit from…
26th April 2018
Fujitsu keeps HMS Belfast shipshape
UK: HMS Belfast, the most significant surviving Second World War Royal Navy warship, now a top London tourist attraction, has upgraded its Fujitsu VRF…
4th April 2018
A2L refrigerant at core of fruit store
FRANCE: A French wholesale fruit distributor is using Honeywell’s “mildly flammable” A2L refrigerant Solstice L40X in a new state-of-the-art storage warehouse. The Ortolan facility in…
3rd April 2018
Cooling Post hits new high
The Cooling Post hit new heights in March, attracting more visitors and more visits than the previous best month in January. Latest figures show the…
28th March 2018
Study sees fridge doors as sales barrier
UK: Initial studies carried out by one of the UK’s leading shopper research companies has revealed that doors on supermarket refrigerators do inhibit shoppers. While…
27th March 2018
Engie claims largest R1234ze installation
GERMANY: Engie Refrigeration has supplied what it claims is the world’s largest chiller installation using the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze. The Lindau-based refrigeration specialist…
21st March 2018
Cereal chiller puts CO2 through the mill
UK: One of the world’s largest breakfast cereal companies has chosen a CO2 refrigeration system to provide process cooling at a new cereal mill. Cereal…
21st March 2018
Perfect recipe for Thai restaurant
UK: A Fujitsu Airstage V-III VRF heat pump system, with 12 indoor cassettes, is providing heating and cooling to the Yum-Sa Thai restaurant in Putney,…
14th March 2018
Star performance keeps ASDA moving
UK: An overnight ammonia leak at an ASDA distribution centre required safe and prompt attention from maintenance contractor Star Refrigeration. Under a national contract, Star…
9th March 2018
Canadian Pacific orders 400 R452A reefers
USA/CANADA: The Canadian Pacific Railway’s has ordered over 400 Thermo King refrigerated containers using the lower GWP refrigerant R452A. Canadian Pacific’s (CP) investment in the…
5th March 2018
Lennox EMEA adds inverter technology
FRANCE: Lennox EMEA has added inverter compressor technology to several of its range of horizontal, vertical and rooftop packaged air conditioners. The models now employing…
4th March 2018
Star role in curling success
UK: Star Refrigeration’s expertise in helping to create the ideal playing surface for Scotland’s recently opened National Curling Academy has been called on again for…
28th February 2018
Bespoke Toshiba VRF calms Crossrail
UK: A bespoke VRF air conditioning system has been developed for the Crossrail project to provide high resilience cooling for its new underground facilities. Crossrail…