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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, ...
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Lusophone world embraces CO<sub>2</sub> - latest R744 investmen...

Lusophone world embraces CO2 - latest R744 investmen...

3 June 2013
Following the success of the first CO2 installation in a Verdemar supermarket in Nova Lima, Minas Gerias, Brazil, the pioneering retailer has worked with Danfoss and Plotter & Racks to install two more CO2 refrige...
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1/3 of conventional service costs for Konvekta CO<sub>2</sub> MAC buses

1/3 of conventional service costs for Konvekta CO2 MAC buses

30 May 2013
The German NIAG Group (Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe Aktiengesellschaft) has equipped three new buses with Konvekta’s mobile air conditioning units that use CO2 as a refrigerant. The new systems help to save...
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Natural Solutions Survey for Developing Countries 

Natural Solutions Survey for Developing Countries 

28 May 2013
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with shecco, has launched a survey on the availability, benefits and challenges of natural refrigerants and HFC-free foams in developing countri...
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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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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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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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Large Furniture Store chooses Green & Cool refrigerat...

Large Furniture Store chooses Green & Cool refrigerat...

7 May 2013
Green & Cool has supplied the refrigeration system for a large furniture store’s new chill cabinets and freezer cabinets in the furniture store’s renovated bistro shop. The CO2 refrigeration system pro...
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Keeping up with momentum: Manufacturers on getting UL lis...

Keeping up with momentum: Manufacturers on getting UL lis...

6 May 2013
Several refrigerant motor-compressor manufacturers such as Dorin, Bitzer and Emerson have already received UL Certification for their CO2 compressors for American and Canadian markets, and others such as EcoThermics e...
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GOMAX® by Transfer Oil partners with R744.com offerin...

GOMAX® by Transfer Oil partners with R744.com offerin...

2 May 2013
GOMAX®, a business segment of Italian thermoplastic hose and fittings manufacturer Transfer Oil S.p.A. headquartered in Colorno, has teamed up with R744.com to help bring faster to market their QUADRA brand of pro...
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GCAP partners with R744.com

GCAP partners with R744.com

26 April 2013
Located in Kansas, U.S., Garden City Ammonia Program (GCAP) is a private industrial refrigeration school providing education to operators for efficiency, safety and compliance. As one of the leading providers of indus...
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GUIDE case study: Alfa Laval’s CO<sub>2</sub> refrigeration sy...

GUIDE case study: Alfa Laval’s CO2 refrigeration sy...

25 April 2013
Currently, there are no more than 50 supermarkets in Finland using carbon dioxide as a refrigerant. Using Alfa Laval evaporators S-Market has become one of the few supermarkets in Finland that uses R744. Two models fr...
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R744.com on location at Carnot Refrigeration NH3/CO<sub>2</sub> inst...

R744.com on location at Carnot Refrigeration NH3/CO2 inst...

18 April 2013
A Courchesne Larose (Michal Inc.) warehouse located in the Canadian province of Québec features a state-of-art ammonia/CO2 refrigeration system designed and manufactured by Carnot Refrigeration. R744.com report...
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GUIDE North America Case Study: high efficiency Mayekawa ...

GUIDE North America Case Study: high efficiency Mayekawa ...

11 April 2013
The newly released North American shecco GUIDE provides case studies that prove the efficiency of natural refrigerant installations in a variety of applications. Leading provider of natural refrigerant compressors and...
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University gains 18% energy savings with CO<sub>2</sub> heat pump

University gains 18% energy savings with CO2 heat pump

4 April 2013
In the construction of its new buildings at its Hamm location in Northrhine-Westfalia, the German University Hamm-Lippstadt utilises a CO2 heat pump, which provides 18% energy savings through heat recovery.