Features
16th December 2017
Making the Christmas Jumper cool
[caption id="attachment_44909" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Staff at Leeds-based Airedale were once again top of the knits[/caption] UK: They are by far the coolest companies for the…
3rd December 2017
Rhoss chiller provides dual benefits
UK: An innovative high efficiency heat-pump chiller, developed by Rhoss in conjunction with Padua University, has been installed at Salisbury District Hospital’s Breast Care Unit.…
26th November 2017
AC contractor Coolair wins £1.5m orders
[caption id="attachment_44107" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A Daikin VRV heat recovery system is destined for the University of Birmingham's new 172-bed hotel and conference centre[/caption] UK: Air…
22nd November 2017
Commercial kitchen uses R1234ze and R455A
FRANCE: A municipal kitchen in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, has been upgraded with a refrigeration system using a combination of the HFO R1234ze and R455A, a lower…
21st November 2017
Hapag-Lloyd orders 1,000 R513A reefers
DENMARK: Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has invested in 1,000 Star Cool Integrated containers using refrigerant R513A, the lower GWP alternative to R134a. The investment, part of…
23rd October 2017
Samsung 360 proves point at Eastleigh FC
UK: Samsung heat recovery air conditioning systems have been installed in the new £2m hospitality facility at National League football club Eastleigh. The club’s Silverlake…
8th October 2017
Toshiba VRF fulfils “tall” order
[caption id="attachment_42032" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The new £1m Giraffe House[/caption] UK: Not to be dissuaded by a “tall” order, Bristol-based Just Air Conditioning has installed Toshiba…
29th September 2017
A-Gas goes to sea with Rapid Recovery
USA: A-Gas’ Rapid Recovery service came into its own recently when asked to recover around 3 tonnes of refrigerant from a cruise ship while the…
22nd September 2017
Cooling Post hits 1,000,000th visit
The Cooling Post passed a landmark 1,000,000th visit yesterday with the number of sessions being carried out on the website virtually doubling in the last…
20th September 2017
Carrier on call at SE Coast Ambulance
UK: Carrier has supplied a complete air conditioning system for the new home of South East Coast Ambulance Service’s regional call centre near Gatwick Airport.…
14th September 2017
52MW chillers is largest LG order
[caption id="attachment_40790" align="aligncenter" width="630"] LG has supplied 16 absorption chillers of different capacities to the Starfield Goyang complex[/caption] SOUTH KOREA: LG Electronics has supplied 16…
13th September 2017
Midea supplies ac to World Cup stadiums
[caption id="attachment_40772" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, which is due to be completed this year, is one of the stadiums being supplied by Midea[/caption] RUSSIA:…
13th September 2017
Smartcool specified for McDonald’s, Riyadh
SAUDI ARABIA: Smartcool Systems’ energy-saving compressor optimisation technology is to be installed at branches of the McDonald’s hamburger chain in Riyadh. Kafaat Energy Company, Smartcool’s…
5th September 2017
Geoclima reaps the fruits of R1234ze
[caption id="attachment_40117" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The Geoclima chillers at the Uvas Doce grape processing facility[/caption] SPAIN: Italian chiller manufacturer Geoclima has had recent success introducing the…
5th September 2017
Cooling without electricity
[caption id="attachment_40112" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A fluid-cooling panel designed being tested on the roof of Stanford University's Packard Electrical Engineering building[/caption] USA: Scientists at Stanford University claim to have developed radiative cooling panels that can reduce the temperature of flowing…
3rd September 2017
Carrier benefits Chinese O2O customers
CHINA: Carrier China has been selected by a leading Shanghai-based online-to-offline (O2O) service platform chain to provide VRF air conditioning to a number of its…
3rd September 2017
Daikin Applied takes care at new hospital
UK: Daikin Applied has supplied 60 air handling units and three chillers to the 40,000m² New Papworth Hospital, which is due to be opened this…
29th August 2017
Daikin sees future with “smart glasses”
NETHERLANDS: Daikin in the Netherlands has been trialling the use of hi-tech “smart glasses” to assist its service engineers in the field. The augmented…
27th August 2017
Festival Foods opts for R448A
USA: After an evaluation of lower GWP refrigeration options, Wisconsin-based supermarket chain Festival Foods has opted to replace R404A refrigerant with R448A. A family-owned supermarket…
27th August 2017
Daikin’s slick solution for oil business
UK: A Daikin solar-powered heating, ventilating and air conditioning system is providing low cost, award-winning comfort to a Dorset business committed to renewable energy. The…
21st August 2017
Advanced materials lessen cooling load
SPAIN: An architectural educational and research centre claimed to have developed a series of materials and systems which could reduce air conditioner use by more…
20th August 2017
Klima-Therm first with new Rhoss chillers
UK: Klima-Therm and sister company LH has supplied the first Rhoss Turbocor-based chiller in a bespoke chiller solution for John Lewis’ Peter Jones shop in…
13th August 2017
Aqua slices cheese maker’s energy bill
UK: Farnham-based Aqua Cooling has installed inverter-driven screw compressor chillers and a water-to-water heat pump at a leading dairy product manufacturer in Wales. Aqua Cooling…
13th August 2017
Panasonic exposed in Dublin warehouse
IRELAND: Panasonic VRF ECOi VRF ducted units with energy recovery ventilators provide fully exposed air conditioning at a 19th century warehouse office conversion in Dublin.…
10th August 2017
Optyma keeps hospital F-gas compliant
UK: A busy hospital’s need to create a new service building meant relocating seven roof mounted condensing units cooling the hospital’s mortuary and provided the…
6th August 2017
Engie’s return flight to Moscow airport
GERMANY: Following an order to supply chillers to Terminal 1 at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, Engie Refrigeration has been awarded the contract for Terminal 2. Domodedovo…
2nd August 2017
Waiting for a bus becomes cool
Air conditioning manufacturers Haier, LG and Daikin have all become involved this year in efforts to take the heat out of waiting for a bus.…