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Environmentally Friendly Emerson Industrial Refrigeration System Supports Innovation Initiatives

Natural refrigerant system developed for The Helix offers efficient cooling and industry insight

December 12, 2016

A natural refrigerant industrial refrigeration system installed at The Helix Innovation Center is helping Emerson with its innovation initiatives and serving as a learning lab for the industry.

NASRC Joins Climate & Clean Air Coalition

Nonprofit continues to expand its influence in retail refrigerant sustainability

December 5, 2016

The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) has joined the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), a move the council said further positions itself to drive the change necessary to create a more level playing field for natural refrigerants.

Keilly Witman, owner, KW Refrigerant Management Strategy

Three Keys to Accelerating Adoption of Natural HVAC Refrigerants

A call for utility incentives, industry benchmarks, and uniform modeling solutions

Leigha Joyal

Keilly Witman

October 10, 2016

Despite the long-term energy savings and environmental benefits natural refrigerant systems offer, their higher upfront costs remain a primary barrier to retailers’ widespread adoption of these technologies.

Natural Refrigerant Workshop Unites Supermarkets, Utilities

Utility incentives discussed to accelerate adoption of natural refrigerant technologies

August 15, 2016

Utilities representatives and supermarket end-users recently met to develop solutions for incentivizing the use of natural refrigerants in supermarkets and convenience stores. More than 35 participants came together on Aug. 4, at the National Grid corporate offices in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Collaboration Researches Refrigeration System Using Natural Refrigerants

Researchers expect system to provide 20 to 50 percent energy savings

August 3, 2016

CIMCO Refrigeration Inc., Southern California Edison (SCE), and Mayekawa Manufacturing Co. announced they are collaborating to develop, build, install, and research a new refrigeration system using natural refrigerant alternatives.

Lubrication Tips for Next-gen Refrigerants

Low-GWP refrigerant transitions cause uncertainty in the land of lubricants

Ron Rajecki

July 4, 2016

As hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), hydrocarbons (HCs), and natural refrigerants are set to replace HFCs, their often-overlooked partners — lubricants — are rarely mentioned. As the industry prepares to adhere to mandated refrigerant transitions, a common question is: “Can I use my old lubricants with new refrigerants?”

HARDI Joins the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council

Distributor group supports use of alternative refrigerants

May 27, 2016

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), the trade group representing nearly all refrigerant distributors and wholesalers in the refrigeration market, announced it has joined the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC).

DeCicco & Sons Earns GreenChill Award for Eco-Friendly Store

Store installed a Hillphoenix Advansor CO2 Booster System that utilizes CO2 refrigerant

May 26, 2016

DeCicco & Sons’ newest store has been awarded Platinum GreenChill certification — the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) highest sustainability award for food retailers — due to the grocer’s investment in a refrigeration system that uses natural refrigerant.

ATMOsphere America Conference Coming to Chicago in June

Natural refrigerants event expected to be biggest ever

May 16, 2016

ATMOsphere America, a conference focusing on how natural refrigerants are being used in refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating systems, returns for its fifth edition, June 16 and 17, at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

Sainsbury’s Takes Delivery of Prototype Natural Refrigerant Trailer Refrigeration Unit

The first of three natural refrigerant trailer prototypes enter service in the UK

May 12, 2016

UK retailer Sainsbury’s has become the first customer to take delivery of Carrier Transicold’s prototype natural refrigerant trailer unit — a new generation of transport refrigeration system for trailers that operates exclusively with CO2 refrigerant.