Features
16th December 2016
All hail the Christmas jumper!
UK: Refrigeration and air conditioning companies from across the country took a rest from being cool today by supporting Christmas Jumper Day. The annual event…
11th December 2016
60,000 to descend on Las Vegas for AHR
USA: The air conditioning and refrigeration sector makes its way to Las Vegas at the end of January for the US industry’s major exhibition and…
7th December 2016
Clivet keeps KFC “so good”
ITALY: Clivet air conditioning systems are keeping the climate “so good” at the latest KFC restaurant to be opened in Italy. Established in the US…
7th December 2016
Cooling keeps the candles glowing
NETHERLANDS: Candles sales peak at this time of year but their availability, from at least one of Europe’s candle manufacturers, is made possible thanks to…
4th December 2016
Permanent ice hotel opens
SWEDEN: The first permanent hotel, which will be kept cold in summer by means of solar cooling, is open for business this month. Icehotel 365…
4th December 2016
NASRC offers open guide to CO2 systems
USA: A US group promoting natural refrigerants in retail refrigeration has produced an open-source installation specification for transcritical CO2 systems, complete with user guide. The…
2nd December 2016
Study reveals the fruits of refrigeration
SINGAPORE: A humble citrus fruit has provided an insight into how refrigeration can reduce carbon emissions as well as food loss in the cold chain.…
1st December 2016
CO2 refrigeration key to Emerson research
USA: A CO2 industrial refrigeration system is key to the research and development work being carried out by Emerson at its Helix Innovation Center. The…
30th November 2016
Waterloo makes colourful investment
UK: With architects and specifiers demanding bolder colours, air terminal device manufacturer Waterloo Air Products has invested around £140,000 in its paint shop. The paint…
23rd November 2016
Aldi opts for R513A in Spanish store
SPAIN: Chemours’ lower GWP refrigerant replacement for R134a has been adopted for a new Aldi store in Dos Hermanas, near Seville. Faced with a desire…
22nd November 2016
Synecore first with “invisible” VRV
UK: Maidstone-based M&E contractor Synecore claims a first UK installation of Daikin’s new “invisible” VRV air conditioning system at a fast food location in London.…
20th November 2016
Winning place for Mitsubishi Electric VRF
UK: Mitsubishi Electric VRF air conditioning was considered the best bet to provide the right conditions at the hq of one of the world’s biggest online…
17th November 2016
Aggreko makes light work of skating rink
UK: Hire firm Aggreko is again providing the power, refrigeration and heating for the spectacularly-lit seasonal ice rink Luminocity at London’s Canary Wharf. In addition…
16th November 2016
Walmart to trial thermal storage
USA: Retailer Walmart is trialling a thermal storage systems at one of its stores in San Diego. Seeking to reduce refrigeration operating costs across its…
9th November 2016
A breath of fresh air for server costs
[caption id="attachment_26521" align="alignright" width="300"] A Rhoss chiller with the vertical AHU in the background[/caption] UK: Fresh air is being used to augment mechanical cooling in…
8th November 2016
HFO/CO2 system adds cash & carry savings
CZECH REPUBLIC: A combination of the HFO refrigerant 1234ze and “natural” refrigerant CO2 is providing all the ac and refrigeration requirements of a retailer in…
2nd November 2016
Daikin adds comfort to luxury hotel
UK: Daikin is providing more than 425kW of air conditioning capacity to London’s latest luxury hotel, the £40m M by Montcalm in Shoreditch. Designed for…
30th October 2016
Luxury ice house home for sale
UK: An historic 200-year-old converted former ice house on the east coast of Scotland has been put up for sale. The ice house is believed…
21st October 2016
Ecostars in efficient hospital system
UK: Bitzer Ecostar condensing units are at the heart of what is described as a new high efficiency refrigeration system installed at Norfolk and Norwich…
19th October 2016
Climaveneta takes gold lead in Verona
ITALY: Climaveneta has supplied rooftop units and a heat pump as part of an HVAC system to LEED Gold standards for a new shopping centre…
16th October 2016
The global HFC phase down – how it looks
The landmark HFC phase down agreed this weekend is expected to avoid more than 70 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent HFC emissions. In this graphic we attempt to…
16th October 2016
Eroski supermarkets trial R404A retrofit
SPAIN: Faced with HFC phase-out pressures and high Spanish taxes on refrigerant R404A, Eroski, Spain’s second-largest supermarket chain, is trialling Chemours Opteon XP40 (R449A). The…
13th October 2016
Carrier claims CO2 first in Austria
AUSTRIA: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration has claimed the first transcritical CO2 installation in a distribution centre in Austria at the new SPAR facility in Ebergassing. Carrier’s…
11th October 2016
Chillventa opens to packed halls
Over 30,000 visitors are expected in Nuremberg this week to visit Chillventa, Europe’s leading refrigeration and air conditioning show. The show, which opens today, promises to…
30th September 2016
LG provides B&Q with an R22 exit
UK: Bristol based contractor Sugoi Solutions has completed the replacement of R22 air conditioning systems at 250 B&Q stores across the UK. The contract, worth…
27th September 2016
Canary Wharf cooling project is award winner
UK: The success of a prestigious project to replace the cooling and heating system in one of London’s iconic buildings has been recognised in a…
25th September 2016
Adcock completes Fujitsu R22 conversion
UK: Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning has completed a major R22 replacement project at leading IT systems, services and products company Fujitsu Services. The project…