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Sainsbury’s tests first small CO<sub>2</sub> transcritical ref...

Sainsbury’s tests first small CO₂ transcritical ref...

18 June 2013

UK’s most environmentally friendly convenience store in Haslucks Green, Solihull, is testing Epta’s ECO₂-Small CO₂ system. It is the first small transcritical CO₂ system used in a Sainsbury’s store, ...

Small Brazilian retailer paves the way for CO₂ adoption i...

17 June 2013

Small end-users have a significant role to play in instigating the transition to natural refrigerants, as evidenced by the Brazilian food retailer Verdemar, the first to adopt CO₂ refrigeration in South America. Blazi...

Dispute on MAC refrigerant: EU insists on answer from Ger...

17 June 2013 | R744.com

The European Commission has set a time limit of 10 weeks for the German Federal government. By then the European Commission wants to know if Germany will launch any penalties against Mercedes for still using R134a in ...

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11th REHVA World Congress CLIMA 2013

Conference | 16 Jun. 2013 - 19 Jun. 2013 | Prague, Czech Republic

The 11th REHVA World Congress organised by the REHVA member Czech Society of Environmental Engineering (STP) with professional congress organizer GUARANT International spol. s r.o. will offer a platform for ...

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Seeds of actions on Climate Change: USA-China Summit

15 June 2013 | techweekeurope.co.uk

Indian Think-tank welcomes HFC declaration Pune, 12 June 2013, A cool breeze was followed by a puff of fresh air as monsoon arrived in India along with the news of climate change related declaration during USA-Chin...

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Natural refrigerants is the right direction to go in - Ro...

14 June 2013

In an exclusive interview with Robert Arthur, former Refrigeration Technologist at Marks and Spencer shared his views on market perspectives for natural refrigerants together with his ideas on how to accelerate their ...

Tertia3 Systems

14 June 2013 | System manufacturer ... , Combined heating & cooling...

Tertia3 Systems, Inc. provides ecologically friendly and innovatively engineered heating, cooling, and hot water production for living and work spaces that dramatically reduce utility costs, power usage, and greenhous...

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Norwegian housing cooperative wins prize with Green &...

13 June 2013

The Tveita housing cooperative, located in Norway, won the Varmepumpeprisen 2013 (heat pump prize) for its use of eco-friendly CO₂ Cool Mistral units, delivered by Green & Cool’s Norwegian dealer Kuldeteknis...

Users demand high performance equipment

13 June 2013 | Climate Control

A recent report from industry analysis firm Frost & Sullivan found that end users are opting for HVAC equipment with the latest technologies in a bid to achieve significant energy savings. "Consequently, orig...

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Henry Technologies launch new products for transcritical ...

12 June 2013

Henry Technologies recently launched a new range of products suitable for transcritical CO₂ systems. The new high pressure relief valve 5701AX is specifically designed for high pressure applications from 46 barg up to...

Retail Council of Canada Honours Excellence at STORE Conf...

12 June 2013 | Wall Street Journal

Retail Council of Canada presented 13 prestigious industry awards at the Excellence in Retailing Awards Gala Dinner on June 4 in Toronto including five Awards of Distinction and eight Excellence in Retailing Awards. T...

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Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climat...

Seminar | 12 Jun. 2013 | Bonn, Germany

Wednesday June 12 18:30-20:00 RAIL, Ministry of Transport Speakers Dan McDougall, Environment Canada Markus Amann, CCAC Scientific Advisory Panel Marina Maiero, World Health Organization Mark M...

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M&S reduces refrigeration gas carbon emissions by 60%

11 June 2013 | ACR News

Marks & Spencer reduced its store refrigeration gas carbon emissions by 51,000 tonnes CO₂e in 2012/13, down by 60% compared to 2006/07. This is said to have been achieved by improving maintenance, moving ...

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Worldwide, retailers commit to CO<sub>2</sub> – the view from ...

Worldwide, retailers commit to CO₂ – the view from ...

11 June 2013

In June 2013 the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) held their 3rd Refrigeration Summit, “Moving away from HFCs…Naturally!” hosted by leading UK retailer Tesco, who revealed plans to double their number of ...

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Consensus at CGF Refrigeration Summit: natural refrigeran...

10 June 2013

At the 3rd Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Refrigeration Summit some of the biggest retailers and refrigeration technology suppliers came together to collaborate on a global refrigeration resolution to accelerate the phase...

US and China Agree to Work Together on Phase Down of HFCs

10 June 2013 | The White House

On 8 June 2013, President Obama and President Xi agreed on an important new step to confront global climate change. For the first time, the United States and China will work together and with other countries to use th...

Sustainable business models for natural refrigerants for ...

7 June 2013

At the UNIDO ATMOsphere Technology Summit, in Vienna, Austria, discussions and presentations revealed that CO₂ solutions are increasingly being introduced to the food retail sector in Article 5 countries such as South...

ASHRAE 2013 Annual Conference

Conference | 22 Jun. 2013 - 26 Jun. 2013 | Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Join ASHRAE in sharing lofty ideas and high-level concepts on what’s new in the building industry in Denver, Colo., at the 2013 Annual Conference. ASHRAE helps you rise above it all and advance your career w...

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Natural solutions can become mainstream in developin...

5 June 2013

The two-day UNIDO ATMOsphere Technology Summit brought together 150 representatives from developing and developed countries to explore the possibilities of leapfrogging high global warming substances in the HVAC&R...