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UPDATE: CO<sub>2</sub> Case Studies: efficient supermarket applicati...

UPDATE: CO2 Case Studies: efficient supermarket applicati...

24 May 2013
Energy and cost efficiency of CO2 commercial supermarket applications, UL approval procedure for high pressure CO2 equipment, and innovative CO2 heat pump technologies are just a few of the topics that will be covered...
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DinoSol’s first cascade CO<sub>2</sub> store brings R744 to Ca...

DinoSol’s first cascade CO2 store brings R744 to Ca...

24 May 2013
Supermarket chain DinoSol that operates 195 stores in the Canary Islands has opened its first cascade CO2 store in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, located at the commercial centre ‘El Tablero’, in San Bartolom...
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Arctic Council Calls for HFC Phase Down under Montreal Pr...

24 May 2013 | IGSD
Washington, D.C., 16 May 2013 — Arctic Council Ministers from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation, and the United States yesterday called for taking action “as soon as possible...
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Natural refrigerants recognised as long-term technology a...

Natural refrigerants recognised as long-term technology a...

22 May 2013
At the 3rd Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow and Industry Roundtable organised by UNEP in China, policy makers and key industry stakeholders worldwide gathered to discuss the long- term technology alternative choices ...
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RAC Cooling Industry Awards: Deadline Extended to June 3rd

21 May 2013 | RAC
The RAC Cooling Industry Awards deadline has been extended to June 3rd, providing a little under two weeks’ grace to allow companies the chance to get recognised in the industry’s most respected and sought...
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Ahold’s global perspective on CO<sub>2</sub> systems: 100% CO<sub>2</sub>...

Ahold’s global perspective on CO2 systems: 100% CO2...

21 May 2013
At ATMOsphere Europe R744.com had the chance to interview the international supermarket retailer Ahold, which has strong local consumer brands in Europe and the United States and over 3000 stores. Emma Coles, Vice Pre...
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6th EHPA Forum: 20% growth in hot water heat pump sales

6th EHPA Forum: 20% growth in hot water heat pump sales

17 May 2013
Despite a decline in overall heat pump sales in 2012 of about 9% compared to 2011, the European market marked a close to 20% growth in hot water heat pump sales.
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Australian industry association pushes career pathway

17 May 2013 | RAC
AIRAH, the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating, is pushing forward with creating career pathways for engineers working in building services and refrigeration. Following AIRAH’s...
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CO<sub>2</sub> heat pump water heaters that work at -40°C introd...

CO2 heat pump water heaters that work at -40°C introd...

16 May 2013
In a live show in Shanxi Province, Shanghai Highly, the Chinese compressor manufacturer introduced CO2 heat pump water heaters that can operate at temperatures as low as -40°C, suitable for consumers in cold North...
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MicroGroove Copper-Tube Coils: Moving Beyond Residential ...

16 May 2013 | MicroGroove
The International Copper Association is teaming up with Super Radiator Coils to present a new webinar focused on the use of MicroGroove technology in large coils under demanding conditions. Learn from a leading manufa...
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Updated: Save the dates: 2013 ATMOsphere events

Updated: Save the dates: 2013 ATMOsphere events

14 May 2013
To meet increasing demand, 6 global ATMOsphere events relating to Natural Refrigerants have been programmed for 2013, taking place in Vienna, Washington DC, Bangkok, Tokyo, Brussels and Kiev. The first of this line-up...
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2013 GreenBuilding Awards: winners halve energy consumption

13 May 2013 | European Commission
Energy-saving efforts in ten new and refurbished buildings in 6 European countries (Austria, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Poland, Denmark) have today been recognised with the European Commission's GreenBuilding Award...
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US Congressman introduces Act to address HFCs

US Congressman introduces Act to address HFCs

13 May 2013
On 9 May 2013, Congressman Scott Peters introduced the “Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2013”, or “SUPER Act of 2013”, to streamline the enforcement of existing federal policies to r...
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Sanden aims to sell 30,000 CO<sub>2</sub> heat pumps per year by 2015

Sanden aims to sell 30,000 CO2 heat pumps per year by 2015

10 May 2013
At the ATMOsphere Europe 2012 conference in November 2012, R744.com interviewed Sylvain Gillaux, Sales and Marketing Manager at Sanden, about the company’s new CO2 heat pump project for space heating. Sharing wi...
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EHPA European Heat Pump Forum taking place on 15 May, 2013

EHPA European Heat Pump Forum taking place on 15 May, 2013

10 May 2013
The 6th European Heat Pump Forum organised by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) offers industry experts, EU decision makers, and European heat pump manufacturers the opportunity to gain perspective on the futu...