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Cooling using programmable foam
GERMANY: Scientists at a German research organisation are looking to cool buildings using a “programmable” insulation foam that can change shape depending on the temperature. Programmable materials are materials or…
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Panasonic helps council to net zero
UK: Gloucester City Council has installed a Panasonic air conditioning system for its new refurbished office in the town centre. The Council has set net zero targets for 2030 and…
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Aquarea heat pumps make it home
UK: Housebuilder Gleeson Homes is specifying Panasonic’s Aquarea heat pumps following trials at a number of UK affordable housing projects. Panasonic provided 5kW Aquarea Monobloc air-to-water heat pumps to the…
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Custom Carrier CO2 rack upgrades Monoprix store
FRANCE: A custom-built Carrier MiniCO2OL rack, supplied in seven pieces, has been supplied to upgrade the refrigeration system at one of French retailer Monoprix’s premium stores in Montpellier. The CO2…
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Tool calculates CO2 emissions from buildings
USA: A US team has developed what is claimed to be a first-of-its-kind tool that can calculate how much carbon dioxide buildings and homes produce. The new CO2e Rating Index…
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Dutch wholesaler chooses Haier heat pumps
NETHERLANDS: Haier MRV air-to-air heat pumps are being installed in branches of Dutch HVAC product wholesaler Wasco to replace gas boilers. The 260m2 Wasco branch in Haarlem is the latest…
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Toshiba walks the Golden Mile
UK: A combination of Toshiba three-pipe and two-pipe VRF systems is providing the ideal conditions for visitors to the new £26m Water and Leisure Centre on Great Yarmouth’s Golden Mile. …
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Solar provides 2.4MW to two NJ cold stores
USA: Rooftop solar installations will provide a total of 2.4MW of energy to two cold storage facilities in New Jersey. The installations were carried out by commercial renewable energy development…
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MHI delivers R1234ze(E) chillers to Marina Bay
SINGAPORE: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has delivered two R1234ze(E) centrifugal chillers with a total cooling capacity of 8,400RT to Singapore’s Marina Bay district cooling facility. The two chillers from its GART…
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Passive cooling idea uses three technologies
USA: An innovative system developed at MIT, which combines thermal insulation with evaporative and radiative cooling technologies, could reduce the load of air conditioners in buildings.
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Keeping fish fresh with slurry ice
GERMANY/ICELAND: Bitzer Ecoline tandem compressors are playing their part in extending the shelf life of fish for an Icelandic fishing company. The compressors, supplied by Bitzer’s Reykjavik-based partner Vörukaup, are…
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Daikin VRV 5 contributes to green building award
FRANCE: Daikin VRV 5 series heat pump air conditioners are contributing to the low carbon footprint of a new commercial office complex in Grenoble. A joint development with the Banque…
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VFDs contribute to CO2 refrigeration efficiency
UK/NORWAY: Variable frequency drives from Welshpool-based Invertek Drives have been retrofitted to a CO2 based HVACR system at a hospital in Trondheim, Norway. A total of 10 400V Optidrive Eco…
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VFD retrofit saves 35% in energy costs
UK/COSTA RICA: Variable frequency drives retrofitted to a supermarket refrigeration system in Costa Rica is said to have achieved energy savings of 35%. Specialist US-based HVACR software manufacturer Falkonair Inc…
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Daikin R1234ze chiller boost for CERN
SWITZERLAND: Daikin has recently been involved in the commissioning of three water-cooled R1234ze chiller units at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research and home of the Large Hadron Collider.
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