Features
25th September 2016
Daikin VRV provides luxury cooling
UK: Daikin VRV air conditioning systems are one of the attractions of a new luxury apartment development overlooking London’s River Thames. The Kew Bridge complex,…
21st September 2016
Samsung 360 cassette wins by degrees
UK: Samsung’s pioneering 360 circular cassette has found favour with Starbuck’s first franchisee globally – 23.5 Degrees. DCI Refrigeration & Electrical has completed the first…
17th September 2016
Bringing engineering to the classroom
UK: The launch of an employer-backed scheme will see students at a Midlands secondary school swap the classroom for real world engineering experience. In partnership…
16th September 2016
Cooling Post passes 1,000,000 page views
August 1 was a landmark day for the Cooling Post with the website passing the milestone of one million pages viewed since the site was…
14th September 2016
Packaged plant streamlines data deal
HONG KONG: Packaged chilled water plant rooms supplied by Armstrong Fluid Technology are contributing to impressive energy efficiency at a major new Digital Realty data…
8th September 2016
Waitrose gains with HFO-based refrigerant
[caption id="attachment_25160" align="alignright" width="300"] Compressors in the LT pack[/caption] UK: A Waitrose supermarket is said to be achieving refrigeration energy savings of nearly 7% following…
7th September 2016
CIAT controller in full bloom
UK: The first UK installation of Ciat’s new air conditioning control and monitoring system, M2M, has been installed at a leading horticultural specialist. The system…
4th September 2016
Providing chiller technology to innovation hub
BOTSWANA: Four Climaveneta chillers are to be incorporated into a new high-tech innovation centre in Botswana. The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) presently under construction is…
2nd September 2016
Engineers design cooler clothes
USA: Engineers at Stanford University claim to have developed a low-cost, plastic-based textile capable of cooling the body far more efficiently than current fabrics. The…
31st August 2016
Bitzer’s fresh approach to cascades
GERMANY: The gourmet German food specialist Frische Paradies is using a state-of-the-art R134a/CO2 cascade system in its new supermarket in Stuttgart. Opened in early July,…
31st August 2016
Fan coils see European growth
EUROPE: Latest figures from Eurovent Market Intelligence (EMI) suggest that the fan coil market returned to growth in 2015 after several years of depressed sales.…
30th August 2016
CMA keeps watch on internet sales
UK: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it is keeping an active watch on the internet for possible breaches of UK competition…
28th August 2016
Armaflex meets 3km Paralympic challenge
BRAZIL: Armacell has supplied more than 3km of pipe insulation for chilled water systems at the Brazilian Paralympic Centre in São Paulo. The R$300m (€82m)…
26th August 2016
Emerson plays a holding role for Intermarché
FRANCE: Copeland refrigeration units are helping to bring greater flexibility and autonomy to Intermarché supermarkets. Since September 2015, the French supermarket group has been equipping…
26th August 2016
Solar produces 750MWh for Rotterdam coldstore
NETHERLANDS: A 14,000 pallet capacity coldstore in the port of Rotterdam has been upgraded with a solar panels capable of producing 750,000kWh of electricity a…
17th August 2016
RDM controls needs of food plant
UK: A control system installed by refrigeration specialist, Personal Refrigeration, is said to have helped deliver energy savings of 22% for dairy produce manufacturer FJ…
16th August 2016
Chillventa 2016 Preview
The Cooling Post brings you all the latest information and product news in the run-up to Chillventa 2016, Europe’s leading refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition. This page…
14th August 2016
Vintage answer for New World wineries
AUSTRALIA: A specially-designed barrel hall cooling system is providing the ideal environment in the demanding conditions found in New World wineries. South Australian air conditioning…
14th August 2016
Coral wins race to install “invisible” ac
UK: A Hertfordshire betting shop claims to be the first site in the UK to boast Daikin’s so-called ‘invisible’ air conditioning. Daikin’s VRV i-series was…
14th August 2016
Whopper deal for Carrier China
CHINA: Carrier China is to provide VRF air conditioning systems for more than 500 new Burger King restaurants in China. To satisfy Burger King’s expansion…
9th August 2016
Cold store features high performance panels
UK: A new high performance cold store extension for Turners (Soham) is the first to feature a new insulated panel boasting a thermal improvement of up to…
9th August 2016
Cooling tower treatments save Heathrow £310k
UK: Heathrow Airport is reportedly saving more than 130 million litres of water annually using GE’s advanced water treatment solutions. Thirty-nine cooling towers across four…
7th August 2016
Carrier air conditions WWll battleship
[caption id="attachment_24405" align="alignright" width="400"] Outdoor VRF condensing units in the deck of the USS North Carolina[/caption] USA: The most highly decorated American battleship of World…
6th August 2016
Advanced Air’s £2.5m stake in Nova project
UK: Thetford-based Advanced Air has supplied £2.5m of air conditioning equipment for the new £2.2bn Nova development in Victoria, London. A range of fan coils,…
5th August 2016
Iconic scores highly in customer survey
GERMANY: Viessmann’s futuristic semi-vertical freezer Iconic is said to be responsible for an 8% increase in sales following installation at a supermarket in Hamburg. Iconic,…
3rd August 2016
Optical physicists reach lowest temperature
USA: Optical physicists at the University of New Mexico claim to have used lasers to chill a crystal to -296ºF (91K). Dr Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, professor…
31st July 2016
NH3/CO2 cascade predicts big savings
USA: The installation of an ammonia/CO2 cascade refrigeration system at a food manufacturing facility in Irvine, California, is expected to provide energy savings of 20-50%.…